Election 2024
Kalshi Cleared to Offer Congressional Prediction Markets in Victory Against CFTC
With two months to go before the election, the U.S.-regulated platform may now get a sliver of the 2024 political betting bonanza that's been dominated by crypto-based rival Polymarket.
By Marc HochsteinSep 6, 2024
Trump Promises to Embrace ‘Industries of the Future’ Including Crypto, AI
If elected, the former U.S. president has said he will install Elon Musk as head of a new government efficiency commission.
By Cheyenne LigonSep 5, 2024
Kamala Harris Is Not Directly Accepting Crypto Donations, a PAC Is, Coinbase Says
A spokesperson for Coinbase said the Future Forward PAC, which is dedicated to supporting Kamala Harris, is accepting crypto donations, rather than her campaign directly.
By Helene Braun, Jesse HamiltonSep 4, 2024
Crypto-Fan Deaton Gets Chance to Battle Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
John Deaton, a lawyer known as an advocate for crypto, dominated the Republican primary in Massachusetts, though beating Warren would be a Herculean task.
By Jesse HamiltonSep 4, 2024
Trump Family Members Hacked to Promote Apparent Crypto Scam
The incident comes hours after CoinDesk revealed details of the crypto project the Trump family has recently touted.
By Nikhilesh DeSep 4, 2024
Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist
Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.
By Sam Kessler, Danny Nelson, Cheyenne LigonSep 3, 2024
Crypto Holders Disproportionately Favor Trump for U.S. President, New Academic Poll Shows
Donald Trump’s outreach to the crypto community seems to be paying off.
By Cheyenne LigonAug 30, 2024
Trump's New Crypto Business to Offer Access to 'High-Yield' Investments, Website Says
World Liberty Financial is "the only crypto DeFi platform supported by Donald J. Trump," according to homepage metadata.
By Danny NelsonAug 29, 2024
Trump Keeps Teasing His New Crypto Project, but Details Remain Scant
There have been hints it will involve DeFi.
By Cheyenne LigonAug 29, 2024
Can Prediction Market Boom Continue After Election? This Crypto Team Has a Plan
Hedgehog Markets, which runs on the Solana blockchain, wants to do for prediction markets what Pump.fun did for meme coins: Let anyone roll their own.
By Danny NelsonAug 29, 2024