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French Regulator Says It's 'Examining' Polymarket
7.11.2024
The scrutiny comes after a French national profited handsomely on the platform by placing large bets on Trump winning the U.S. election
Kalshi rolls out political betting contracts for Trump presidency
7.11.2024
The prediction market has listed contracts for betting on events including a prospective Trump impeachment
Polymarket vs. Polls: Trump’s Victory Vindicates Prediction Markets
7.11.2024
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at the VC crypto fund Dragonfly, believes that prediction markets like Polymarket have been vindicated after facing accusations of bias in anticipation of the U.S. election. Qureshi highlights that for-profit market makers are driven by potential earnings, giving...
Ether, Touted as Internet Bond, May Top $3K on Fed Rate Cut, Outperform Bitcoin
7.11.2024
Elevated interest rates in the U.S. have dented ether’s appeal as the internet equivalent of a bond, offering a fixed-income-like return on staking
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $75K Before Expected U.S. Rate Cut
7.11.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 7, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Donald Trump More Likely to Pardon Jan. 6 Protestors Than Silk Road Founder: Polymarket
7.11.2024
The President-Elect promised pardons for the protestors and to commute Ulbricht's sentence when he was on the campaign trail
Bitcoin Registers Fourth-Best Day of 2024 as BlackRock ETF Posts Record Volume
7.11.2024
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust registered $4.1 billion in volume traded as bitcoin broke out to all-time highs
This Metric Points to Rotation From Gold to Bitcoin
7.11.2024
The ratio surged 12% Wednesday as the pro-crypto Republican candidate Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election
Ether Surges 10% as Trump Victory Brings Back DeFi Bullishness
7.11.2024
Investors say a Trump administration will favor DeFi applications and tokenomics more, given the family’s backing of World Liberty Finance - riling up DeFi-focused trades
DeFi tokens soar 30% as traders tip ‘friendlier’ DeFi landscape under Trump
7.11.2024
DeFi firms have feared implementing “value accrual mechanisms” for their tokens under the SEC’s oversight — but that could change with president-elect Donald Trump
DeFi tokens soar 30% as traders tip ‘friendlier’ DeFi landscape under Trump
7.11.2024
DeFi firms have feared implementing “value accrual mechanisms” for their tokens under the SEC’s oversight — but that could change with president-elect Donald Trump
Trump memecoin massacre: Tokens plummet 50% after US election victory
7.11.2024
Most of the Donald Trump-themed memecoins have tanked while the rest of the crypto market continues to gain.
Trump memecoin massacre: Tokens plummet 50% after US election victory
7.11.2024
Most of the Donald Trump-themed memecoins tanked while the rest of the crypto market continued to gain.
What Next For Bitcoin After Trump Win? Traders Look to Fed Rate Cuts as BTC Sets New Highs at $76K
7.11.2024
Analysts expect a 0.25% rate cut this week, which has historically benefited assets like BTC by diluting the dollar's value and pushing investors towards alternative investments
Bitcoin Taps Intraday High of $76.4K—Is This the Start of a Golden Bull Era?
7.11.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) hit a peak of $76,481 on Bitstamp shortly after 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday. By 7:30 p.m., the flagship cryptocurrency hovered at $75,297 per coin. Market Chaos as Bitcoin Short Sellers Take a $242M Hit The day brought bitcoin a solid gain of over 9% against the U.S. dollar as of 7:30 p.m....
Bitcoin Blasts Past $76K for First Time as Violent Crypto Rally Liquidates Nearly $400M Shorts
6.11.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase's shares closed the day 31% higher, leading gains among digital asset-related stocks
How This Crypto Hedge Fund Nailed the Trump Trade
6.11.2024
Quinn Thompson, the founder of crypto hedge fund Lekker Capital, shared with CoinDesk why he was so confident Trump would win despite concerning polls
Senator Lummis' Bitcoin reserve proposal faces uphill battle
6.11.2024
A US strategic Bitcoin reserve faces steep odds, with legislative hurdles and economic risks stalling approval
Senator Lummis’ Bitcoin reserve proposal faces uphill battle
6.11.2024
A US strategic Bitcoin reserve faces steep odds, with legislative hurdles and economic risks stalling approval
Bitcoin price metrics align to project further upside for BTC
6.11.2024
Bitcoin options and futures markets display moderate optimism after a new BTC all-time high, which could be indicative of new price highs