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Biden's Blunder Ignites Trading Frenzy on Polymarket
1.7.2024
Odds that the president will drop out of the race surged as high as 50% after the debate before leveling off at 40% on the crypto-based prediction market
Marine Le Pen's Far-Right National Rally Party Leads in First Round of French Election
1.7.2024
The far-right party associated with Marine Le Pen led in the first round of France's two-part election
Solana ETF Applications Look Like Bets on Trump Retaking White House, Making U.S. Friendlier to Crypto
28.6.2024
VanEck and 21Shares' applications seem doomed under the Biden administration. But they include a deadline that lapses when Trump would be in office, if he wins the presidency in November
Elections Across Europe Won't Hinder Bloc's Crypto Ambitions
28.6.2024
France, Austria, Germany and other countries are expected to have elections soon, following this month's European Parliament contest
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M, Mostly Ether, to Donald Trump
28.6.2024
Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate
Trump Surges to 67% in Polymarket Odds Post Presidential Debate
28.6.2024
Biden's chances at becoming the Democratic nominee also slid to 70%, while Gavin Newsom's odds jumped to 15%
Crypto Unmentioned at First 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate
28.6.2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in a debate on Thursday evening
Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says
27.6.2024
Polymarket Contradicts Its Oracle Service in Rarity for Prediction Market
27.6.2024
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
26.6.2024
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
Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto
26.6.2024
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...
PoliFi Tokens Return to Business After Proof of DJT-Trump Link Fails to Materialize
25.6.2024
Many PoliFi tokens fell more than 10% after claims emerged that the Trump campaign was behind the DJT token
Biden Likely to Win Popular Vote, but Not Presidency, Prediction Market Signals
24.6.2024
Plus: $DJT believers dispute the resolution of a Polymarket bet, insisting the "preponderance of evidence" shows Barron Trump's involvement
Donald Trump’s VP Contenders: A Look at Polymarket Odds and Favorites
23.6.2024
With the 2024 election set for November, there’s growing curiosity about whom former President Donald Trump will select as his vice-presidential candidate. Currently, the decentralized prediction market Polymarket is featuring bets on a wide array of potential candidates, with this weekend...
Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign
20.6.2024
Gemini CEO Tyler and his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss, the company's president, have made two of the first major presidential contributions from prominent crypto executives, favoring former President Donald Trump with $1 million each in support, Tyler explained Thursday in a extensive posting...
Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M
19.6.2024
Jump Crypto put another $10 million into the U.S. political action committee (PAC) that's seeking to rush as many pro-crypto members into Congress as possible to achieve legislation the industry is after, a spokesman for the PAC confirmed
Original TRUMP Token Struggles With Exchange Listings as DJT Rockets
18.6.2024
Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is "too political."
Trump and Biden Likely Won't Shake Hands at Debate, Prediction Market Says
18.6.2024
Meanwhile, there's a prediction market on whether the U.K. newspaper The Guardian will correct an article about prediction markets
South Africa Re-Elects Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC as President
14.6.2024
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress (ANC) party was re-elected on Friday, and will lead the country's first multi-party coalition government
ERCOT CEO: Texas' Power Grid Needs Larger Increase Than Expected to Handle AI, Bitcoin Mining
13.6.2024
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