PoliFi Tokens, BTC Under Pressure Ahead of Biden-Trump Debate
If crypto-friendly Republican candidate Trump goes off the rails, Republicans may wince, but the GOP ticket will likely not change.
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Polymarket Contradicts Its Oracle Service in Rarity for Prediction Market
Nearly all UMA voters said that the son of Donald Trump was not involved in the creation of the DJT token
Crypto Insiders Hope for Possible Mention in Biden-Trump Debate
This U.S. presidential election has been the first where cryptocurrencies have come up as a major policy issue, and the industry is lobbying (and bracing for) the possibility that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump may bring it up when they face off in a Thursday debate.
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Mined $15M Worth Kaspa Tokens to Diversify Revenue
The miner has mined 93 million worth of KAS tokens since Sept. 2023.
Abra Settles With 25 States for Operating Without Licenses, Will Return Up to $82M to U.S. Customers
Crypto investment platform Abra and its founder and CEO William “Bill” Barhydt have settled with 25 state financial regulators for operating its mobile application without the proper licenses, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS).
The Protocol: Blast’s $3B Airdrop and Bitcoin’s Mt. Gox Moment
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we’re covering $100 million of fundraisings, project updates from Solana and other teams, complaints over LayerZero’s “pay-to-claim” airdrop and nervousness surrounding the Mt. Gox bitcoin distribution.
Bitcoin Falls After U.S. Sends $240M Worth of Silk Road-Related BTC to Coinbase
The bitcoin was seized from Silk Road vendor.
Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto
In politics, money talks, but the donors and organizers behind crypto’s massive U.S. campaign fund don’t. The digital assets industry has amassed a juggernaut of campaign finance, a $169 million fund that’s capable of steering many contests this year and could decide the makeup of next year’s Congress. It’s already scored more than 20 victories, including high-profile elections in California and, just this week, New York.
ZynCoin Meme Token Patches Things Up With Tobacco Giant Philip Morris
The Fortune 500 firm initially demanded an end to the crypto named for its nicotine pouch, but backed down after realizing there was no entity to sue.
U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017.