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Trump's $800 million stake into World Liberty Financial's token now has a timeline to becoming sellable
Onchain records show that an $800 million crypto stake that matched Donald Trump's holding was moved into a vesting contract, locking any sales until 2028 after a mandatory 10% token burn.
Is bitcoin on the verge of its biggest bull run?
Ran Neuner, Founder of Crypto Banter, joins Coindesk’s Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook with charts in hand to explain why Bitcoin's pullback from $82K is textbook post-golden-cross behavior, and why he thinks the real story is what comes next. Neuner breaks down Scott Bessent's Treasury buybacks as the engine of the rally, why ETH just broke a nine-year downtrend against Bitcoin, and why he's rotating out of layer ones and into apps with real users and revenue. Plus, Energy Substantiation Co-Founder Wil Harris joins Brand New Rails to explain why hard-to-custody assets, like oil, are tokenization's real frontier. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the Testnet now at realfi.co.
Trump Media’s bitcoin holdings shrink as crypto losses hit $361 million
The Truth Social parent held 9,477 BTC worth $557 million at the end of June, while its Cronos position also suffered a steep drop in value.
Trump Media pulls back from crypto, scraps Crypto.com's CRO token treasury deal
The Truth Social parent company is refocusing on media and its pending merger with a fusion energy firm, as the digital asset treasury boom has lost its steam.
Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows
The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.
Trump lands in Senate's crosshairs over $500 million UAE investment in his crypto venture
Senate Democrats call for hearings into whether a $500 million investment by UAE officials in World Liberty Financial influenced Trump's policy decisions.
Trump-linked stablecoin used for bonus payouts at White House UFC contest
UFC Freedom 250 paid fighter bonuses in USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Financial, at a contest held at the White House.
CFTC not ready for crypto's expansion, expert warns
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti dig into the New York Times investigation of the CFTC and Kalshi's latest lawsuit against Minnesota before sitting down with Aaron Klein, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Klein argues that independent financial regulators have been turned into "subsidiaries of the White House," warns that the CFTC is not structurally up to the jurisdiction CLARITY would hand it, and makes the case that the SEC and CFTC should be merged. He also unpacks lessons from Dodd-Frank and the savings-and-loan crisis. Plus, Rebecca and Renato debrief on the CFTC staffing debate and name House Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson and Ranking Member Angie Craig as their People of the Week for their bipartisan push to fill out the CFTC commission.
Mark Cuban says Bitcoin failed as a hedge
Billionaire Mark Cuban sold most of his bitcoin after the asset failed to hold up during the Iran conflict. The longtime crypto advocate had argued for years that bitcoin was "a better version of gold than gold" — but during this latest geopolitical shock, gold rallied and bitcoin dropped. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Jane Street accused of dumping $192M UST before Terra crash
Newly unsealed court filings allege Jane Street used a private Telegram backchannel with Terraform Labs insiders to dump $192 million of UST before the stablecoin's 2022 collapse. The firm then allegedly made $134 million shorting Terra. Jane Street denies the claims. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
