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Markets

Meet the Woman Behind Solana Hit Meme Coin ‘Doland Tremp’

The newly-formed PoliFi category is all about memes and laughs, while making a few bucks along the way, say the team behind the TREMP token.

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Markets

Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket

Bettors on the crypto-based prediction market platform see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on Ethereum's ETH hitting an all-time high in 2024 – just not before Solana's SOL.

President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019

Policy

Trump is Clear Favorite Among Crypto-Owning Voters in U.S. Presidential Race: Poll

A poll commissioned by crypto investment firm Paradigm concluded that a large share of U.S. voters hold crypto and aren't happy with the current financial system.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the clear favorite among voters who own crypto, according to a new poll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Donald Trump Sounds More Constructive on Bitcoin

Three years ago, the ex-president labeled bitcoin as a "scam."

Trump comments on BTC (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Fed Chair Powell Says 'Nowhere Near' Pursuing CBDC, Won't Spy on Americans

The Federal Reserve chairman said his agency isn't anywhere close to making any recommendations and wouldn't want any direct connection to retail users' data.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Markets

Trump MAGA Meme Coins Are the First Experiment in 'PoliFi'

One part community, one part prediction market, the meme coin that borrows the former president's likeness is a troll project that became serious.

Donald Trump (Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump: Bitcoin Has Taken on 'a Life of Its Own,' Will Probably Need Some Regulation

The former U.S. president had previously said he was "not a fan" of cryptocurrencies and called central bank digital currencies dangerous, vowing not to allow them if elected.

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Videos

El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Wins Re-Election; Donald Trump Speaks Out on AI

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including the re-election of El Salvador's bitcoin-friendly president Nayib Bukele. Former U.S. president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump calls AI "dangerous and scary" in an new interview with Fox Business. Plus, former CFO of Terraform Labs has been extradited to South Korea by Montenegrin authorities according to an official notice.

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Policy

Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'

The Republican front-runner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."

Trump Trading Cards Series 2 (OpenSea)

Videos

Bitcoin Drops Below $39K; Donald Trump Pushes Back on CBDCs

"CoinDesk Daily" host Amitoj Singh breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, including former U.S. president Donald Trump's latest comments opposing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at a rally in New Hampshire on Monday. A closer look at why bitcoin (BTC) is falling below $39,000. And, an update on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF.

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