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Markets

Trump Leads Harris on Polymarket After Musk Endorsement, but Trails in This Key State

Elon Musk says prediction markets are more accurate than polls.

Eric, Donald and Donald Trump Jr. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Markets

Bitcoin, Gold Could Benefit From Rising Geopolitical Tension and U.S. Election: JPMorgan

Geopolitical risk and the upcoming U.S. election are likely to reinforce the 'debasement trade,' to the benefit of both bitcoin and gold, the report said.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Continue Inflow Streak as BTC Remains Flat Amid China Holiday

PoliFi tokens are rallying as election countdown clock clicks on, and DeSci protocol BIO looks to raise $13 million in a public token sale.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

Trump Buys Burgers With Bitcoin at NYC Crypto Hangout PubKey

The former president and Republican nominee sent the transaction with the help of PubKey staff.

Trump sending bitcoin transaction at PubKey bar in NYC (Fox News/Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Trump-Endorsed Crypto Project Confirms Plan for a Token; Bhutan Holds Over $780M in Bitcoin

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as World Liberty Financial, a crypto project the Trump family has endorsed, confirmed the launch of a governance token WLFI. Plus, MicroStrategy proposed to issue $700 million of convertible senior notes and Bhutan has accumulated over $780 million in bitcoin.

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Finance

Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token

The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Finance

World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16

World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Hit $125K by Year-End if Trump Becomes President, $75K if Harris Triumphs: Standard Chartered

Bitcoin is expected to end the year at new all-time highs regardless of who wins the U.S. election, the report said.

Standard Chartered logo on the side of a building.

Tech

The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes 'Dwebate'

Crypto wasn't even mentioned during Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin launchpads.

Trump and Harris debating on CNN. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)