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Wall Street Agrees Crypto Is ‘Clearly’ A Huge Election Issue, But Still Divided on Who Is Best for Industry
The digital assets industry is now a full-blown political issue, and Wall Street firms with crypto exposure are staying cautious ahead of November’s U.S. election. Whether the next election will result in Donald Trump or Kamala Harris occupying the Oval Office for the next four years, one thing Wall Street firms agree on is that either nominee will bring crypto regulation forward.
Democrats Make Pitch For Crypto Voters. Will Crypto Listen?
A Crypto4Harris town hall tonight aims to show the strength of Democrat commitment on digital assets.
Kamala Harris Pulls Well Ahead of Trump on Polymarket
U.S. vice president Kamala Harris (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Semler Scientific Studied MicroStrategy’s Success Before Adopting Bitcoin Strategy
It was more than two years before Bitcoin’s birth when Dr. Herbert Semler, who served as a flight surgeon in the Korean War before leading cardiology at a Portland hospital, co-founded Semler Scientific in 2007.Seventeen years later, the medical device manufacturer has converted much of its cash holdings to bitcoin and aims to buy a lot more.
Harris Likely to Pick Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro for Veep, Prediction Markets Say
Also: the Democrat gains on Trump but hasn’t closed the gap, unlike in polls; Polymarket punters trade on Olympic women’s boxing controversy; Fed will cut rates fast and hard in September, say bettors.
Coinbase Earnings Hurt by Low Volume But Trump Could be Wild Card, Analysts Say
Analysts expect Coinbase’s earnings to take a hit in the second-quarter as trading volume slowed down from the prior months. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)
Trump’s Talk of Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details
Former President Donald Trump, a sitting U.S. senator and some of the biggest names in bitcoin {{BTC}} investing all seem to agree that the U.S. should begin building a reserve of the most prominent crypto token. But concrete details are few, and it’s not an idea that’s likely to be executed anytime soon.
Staking in Ethereum ETFs Might Be a Question of When, Not If
The eight spot ether exchange-traded funds had a successful launch on Tuesday, despite the missing staking feature that many investors had hoped to profit from.
Germany Dumping $2.8B Bitcoin Is ‘Market Intervention,’ Despite Murky Legal Justifications
One expert told CoinDesk the law does not provide for an obligation, but merely an opportunity to sell, while another alleged that “How they handled this sell-off moved the market and is intervention in public markets.”