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Policy

Binance's CZ Wins Pardon From U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao months after he said he'd asked for a pardon.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Surging in Crypto Activity Under Trump: TRM Labs Report

While the growth still trails India's boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Eric Trump Confirms Plans to Tokenize Real Estate With World Liberty Financial

The World Liberty Financial co-founder said in a CoinDesk TV interview he is currently working on tokenizing a real estate project tied to a building under development.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump-Linked Firm Looks to Bitcoin Programmability to Build BTC Treasury, ETF Platform

American Ventures LLC, of which Dominari is a member, made an undisclosed investment in the Hemispheres Foundation, the principal stewards of the Hemi project.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Policy

Survey Says: Crypto Voters May Skew Liberal But Favor What Trump's Done for Industry

The diverse, young crowd of crypto investors may remain one of the few electoral sweet spots for President Donald Trump, according to an industry-funded poll.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Polymarket Bettors Say U.S. Government Shutdown Will be Long But Won't Break Records

Bettors predict it will last longer than Oct. 15, but won't break the record set by the first Trump administration in 2018-2019.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

White House Weighing Candidates for Multiple CFTC Spots: Former Chairman Giancarlo

President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly poised to name a nominee to swap in for the earlier pick of former Commissioner Brian Quintenz.

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Makes Travis Hill Pick Official as Choice to Run FDIC

Travis Hill has already been leading the FDIC, but President Donald Trump's nomination puts him up for the banking regulator's chairmanship.

Incoming FDIC chairman Travis Hill

Policy

Democrats in Congress Call Foul on Status of Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks

Senator Elizabeth Warren and others say they're probing whether Sacks has improperly outstayed his "special government employee" status.

Crypto and Artificial Intelligence Czar David Sacks speaks at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

New White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Calls Market Structure Bill Top Priority

The executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets told CoinDesk it's "pedal to the metal" time on legislation and the bitcoin reserve.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets