Election 2024


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)

News Analysis

Biden Likely to Win Popular Vote, but Lose Presidency, Prediction Market Signals

Plus: $DJT believers dispute the resolution of a Polymarket bet, insisting the "preponderance of evidence" shows Barron Trump's involvement.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JANUARY 09: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during a welcome ceremony as part of the '2023 North American Leaders' Summit at Palacio Nacional on January 09, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. President Lopez Obrador, USA President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gather in Mexico from January 9 to 11 as part of the 10th North American Leaders' Summit. The agenda includes topics on the climate change, immigration, trade and economic integration, security among others. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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)

Policy

Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M

The digital assets industry's Fairshake PAC is a congressional heavyweight with recent influxes, and its latest filings will indicate it still has $109M to spend.

Jump Crypto's new $10 million donation to the industry's Fairshake PAC further bolsters the U.S. campaign juggernaut. (CoinDesk/Alexander Mils, Unsplash)

Markets

Original TRUMP Token Struggles With Exchange Listings as DJT Rockets

Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is "too political."

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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)

Policy

ERCOT CEO: Texas' Power Grid Needs Larger Increase Than Expected to Handle AI, Bitcoin Mining

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' CEO said in Senate testimony that the state's grid capacity will need to double in the next decade to handle demand, while the Lieutenant Governor of Texas says more scrutiny is coming for this industry.

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Opinion

What Do the EU Election Results Mean for Digital Assets?

Centrist parties hold power, but a right-wing majority is active on polarizing issues. The crypto industry needs to choose what it stands for, and with whom it wants to work, says Dea Markova.

EU parliamentary elections will take place in June. (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc's Crypto Journey

Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

Policy

Macron Calls Surprise French Election That's Unlikely to Stir Crypto, Is Likely to Shake Up Government

The French president called a snap election after an unexpectedly poor showing in voting for the European Parliament.

Emmanuel Macron (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)