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An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers
Crypto

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

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Crypto exchange Gemini’s IPO muddied by Winklevoss feud with Trump nominee
Companies

Crypto exchange Gemini’s IPO muddied by Winklevoss feud with Trump nominee

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Trump and Coinbase CEO speak by phone—a sign of crypto’s new political clout
Companies

Trump and Coinbase CEO speak by phone—a sign of crypto’s new political clout

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Regulators

Polymarket likely to remain offshore for now despite ruling in favor of U.S. election betting

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September 9, 2024
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Politics

Traders on Polymarket are betting on Harris’s odds of beating Trump, challenging the dominance of conventional polls

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August 22, 2024
The CFTC is probing Jump Crypto, previously one of the sector’s biggest players
Companies

The CFTC is probing Jump Crypto, previously one of the sector’s biggest players

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Finance

Two Texas cattle traders promised epic returns on investment. Now, they’re accused of a $161 million Ponzi scheme

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Regulators

The CFTC just received the most whistleblower tips ever. Most were crypto-related

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November 1, 2023
one-ounce American Silver Eagle bullion coin is placed among one-ounce silver bullion coins on March 14, 2021 in Katwijk, Netherlands.
Finance

Silver coins, promised profits, and an empty vault: How a silver dealer’s slow theft of investors’ precious American Eagle coins ended in a $146m fine

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July 4, 2023
Cboe Digital approved for margined Bitcoin and Ether futures, ‘a win for the U.S. industry’
Companies

Cboe Digital approved for margined Bitcoin and Ether futures, ‘a win for the U.S. industry’

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June 6, 2023
Security? Commodity? What happens if crypto is both?
Newsletters

Security? Commodity? What happens if crypto is both?

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The U.S. drops the hammer on Binance: What it means and what we still don’t know
Newsletters

The U.S. drops the hammer on Binance: What it means and what we still don’t know

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Regulators

‘Binance knew they were violating CFTC rules’: Top crypto exchange sued in U.S. federal court

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March 27, 2023
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam
Regulators

Ether and stablecoins are commodities, CFTC’s Behnam argues at Senate hearing

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