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Finance

Trump Releases Fourth Drop of His NFT Trading Cards

The new collection will offer buyers a piece of the candidate’s suit from his debate with President Joe Biden.

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

Markets

RFK Jr. Reportedly Dropping Out of Presidential Race, Mulling Trump Endorsement; Bitcoin Jumps Past $61K

The independent candidate has scheduled a national address for Friday.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

Markets

Trump's Election Odds Are Not The Dominant Driver of Bitcoin's Price, Data Show

Many crosscurrents influencing prices, such as U.S. monetary policy expectations and supply overhangs, might be responsible for the weak correlation between election odds and BTC prices.

Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Donald Trump Holds Over $1M in Ether, Also Receives NFT Licensing Fees

Filings show he has over $1 million in Ether.

Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Policy

Trump Organization to Launch a Cryptocurrency Initiative, Eric Trump Says: Report

The son of former President Trump tweeted earlier this month that he had “truly fallen in love with Crypto/DeFi.”

Eric Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tech

The Protocol: Memecoin Trading Is Suddenly Trump.fun

Blockchain has gone even more ridiculous than usual over the past week, with headlines focused on Trump-themed memecoins and the Solana-based launchpad Pump.fun. PLUS: Ethereum developers tee up revamp of the EVM programming environment.

(History in HD / Unsplash / PhotoMosh)

Markets

Trump Election Win May Be Bullish for Cryptocurrency Markets, Bernstein Says

Market sentiment suggests that a Trump election victory would be bullish for crypto and a Harris win would be bearish, the report said.

Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

A Trump-Themed Token Soars, Then Dives 95% After His Son Dashes Hope the Former President Backed It

The debacle underscores the wild world of memecoin markets, where grifts and rug pulls abound.

Restore the Republic token on Solana (X)

Videos

Donald Trump-Themed DJT Token Slumps 90%

Trump-themed DJT token, issued by Martin Shkreli dove 90%. The token plummeted after a single wallet sold $2 million worth in one transaction reducing its market cap to $3 million from $55 million. Martin Shkreli claimed he and Barron Trump created the token but denied that he held any tokens or keys. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Trump-Themed ‘DJT’ Token, Issued by Martin Shkreli, Suddenly Dives 90%

A single wallet sold $2 million worth of the token earlier Tuesday, causing market capitalization to fall from $55 million to as low as $2 million almost instantly.

Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on the left points as he exits a courthouse (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)