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Policy

Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M, Mostly Ether, to Donald Trump

Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate.

Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Unmentioned at First 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate

The crypto industry hoped for a question about regulatory or related issues, but the lengthy debate focused on other matters.

Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden (right) debated in Atlanta on Thursday night. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says

Market maker GSR sees bigger upside for SOL than bitcoin saw when it got U.S. ETFs.

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Insiders Hope for Possible Mention in Biden-Trump Debate

Some in the industry have been pushing for host CNN to ensure digital assets come up in the televised presidential faceoff.

U.S. President Joe Biden will face off with former President Donald Trump once again in a debate on Thursday. (Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images)

Markets

PoliFi Tokens Return to Business After Proof of DJT-Trump Link Fails to Materialize

Many PoliFi tokens fell more than 10% after claims emerged that the Trump campaign was behind the DJT token.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Videos

U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria; Winklevoss Twins Donate to Trump Campaign

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, Congressman French Hill and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan visited Tigran Gambaryan in a Nigerian prison. Plus, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss announced their donations to the campaign of former President Donald Trump and Standard Chartered is establishing a spot trading desk for buying and selling bitcoin and ether.

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Policy

Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign

The Winklevoss brothers have become two of the first big-name crypto CEOs to cross the campaign-contribution barrier that had kept big-time donations from the presidential race.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., say they gave $1 million each to the Trump campaign. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Tech

The Protocol

In this week's abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we're chronicling the apparent doxing of 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning $DJT token, plus the SEC's apparent retreat on probing the Ethereum developer Consensys.

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Markets

Trump and Biden Likely Won't Shake Hands at Debate, Prediction Market Says

Meanwhile, there's a prediction market on whether the U.K. newspaper The Guardian will correct an article unflattering to prediction markets.

They didn't shake hands last time, but that was during the plague. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Videos

U.S. CPI Returns Flat in May; Donald Trump Wants All Remaining Bitcoin to Be 'Made in USA'

"CoinDesk Daily" host Michele Musso breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin climbs back up on lower-than-expected U.S. CPI data. Plus, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that he wants all the remaining bitcoin to be made in the U.S. and MetaMask adds "pooled staking" feature.

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