Election Coverage 2024
The 2024 elections in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa are poised to influence the global regulatory framework for Bitcoin and crypto. Follow CoinDesk for essential updates and expert analysis to see what’s at stake.
Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)
A federal appeals court will consider the CFTC's ongoing efforts to keep political prediction markets from launching.
U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court
The agency appealed a lower court's decision to let the firm offer prediction markets on which party will control each house of Congress. Crypto firms are watching the case.
U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Says Regulator Will Keep Pursuing Kalshi Case
The U.S. derivatives regulator's legal battle with the prediction markets is currently winding its way through an appeals court.
Donald Trump Is Now a DeFi Enthusiast. Here’s Why It Matters
Trump’s new DeFi project may fail, as many do, but its launch, coming in the midst of a presidential campaign, is further proof that crypto has entered the mainstream, says Graeme Moore, head of tokenization at the Polymesh Association.
Crypto Project World Liberty Financial, Promoted by Trump Family, Confirms Plan for Token
Officials and advisors to the project confirmed, during a much-anticipated two-hour-plus Spaces on X, that the non-transferable governance token will be available under an SEC Regulation D exemption.
Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues
Kalshi wants an appeals court to let it trade political prediction markets while the CFTC appeals its court loss.
Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss
Contracts offered to U.S. customers on who will control Congress only traded a few hours before being halted pending the appeal.
Kalshi Lists Long-Sought Election Contracts After Beating CFTC in Court
Contracts on which party will control the Senate and House went live Thursday shortly after a federal judge rejected the regulator's last-minute bid to block them.
U.S. Election Betting: What's at Stake in Final (?) CFTC-Kalshi Showdown
Here's how to listen to Thursday's hearing in the closely watched federal court case over political prediction markets, and why it matters.
Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests
Crypto was once again not mentioned in the second 2024 debate, the first between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
