US politics

An industry giant names new global head of growth, while a former bitcoin miner CEO lands advisory role

You’ve heard a lot about Trump’s tariff plans and their potential economic impact. Here’s Felix’s take

The municipal pension fund plots a potential 2% allocation to bitcoin funds in the coming weeks, officials say, after months-long process

FBI agents reportedly confiscated Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s phone and devices on Wednesday

Co-chairing Trump’s transition team to help fill administration positions is Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick

These Congressional winners have the crypto industry to thank

The president-elect promised to support bitcoin mining in America and halt government bitcoin sales on the campaign trail

Fed funds futures markets were pricing in a 99.2% likelihood that the committee announces a 25bps cut tomorrow

COIN, MARA, RIOT and MSTR were soaring in midday trading

Polymarket’s underlying blockchain chugged along more or less smoothly, processing 2,921,668 transactions on election day

Pro-crypto Republican Bernie Moreno beat anti-crypto Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s senate race

Bitcoin markets soared just after 10 pm ET on election night, briefly surpassing $75,000

Largely seen as pro-crypto, Donald Trump is set to once again take the White House

Incumbent US Senator Elizabeth Warren faced off with the pro-crypto attorney trying to take her seat Tuesday night

As the election nears, new research offers a solid look into how various demographics are interacting with the space

During a Congressional hearing Wednesday, some lawmakers toed the party line while others appeared to reach across the aisle

There’s still over 50 days left until the election, or as it should be known, the Superbowl for political memecoins

Plus, how the FTX collapse played out in Asian countries

While candidates still have time to share crypto policy details, “we shouldn’t pin all our hopes on politics,” Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky says

Plus, the latest company flexing a special purpose broker-dealer license

The goal of Tuesday’s inaugural Congressional hearing on DeFi was to “explore emerging topics” in digital assets, Rep. French Hill said

A tech industry coalition executive last week urged moderators to ask about crypto, noting that “passing bipartisan digital asset regulations is front and center this election cycle”

Token launches could also see a comeback this fall, PitchBook’s Robert Le said

Making sense of the jobs report that didn’t necessarily clear up what size of rate cut the Fed could opt for