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Who Will 'Win' the Trump Harris Debate?; Crypto Scams in 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Polymarket traders are betting the traditional pollsters will give the debate to Harris, with a 74% chance that the Ipsos/538 survey will find she "wins" it. Plus, an FBI report says investors lost a record $5.6 billion to crypto-related financial crime in 2023, and insights on a financial crime fighting force created by Tron, Tether and TRM Labs.

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Will Bitcoin Skyrocket If Trump Returns to Office?; WazirX Hacker Moves Stolen Funds to Tornado Cash

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a Bernstein research report says that bitcoin is expected to reach new highs later this year if former President Donald Trump returns to the oval office. Plus, WazirX hacker has moved stolen ether to Tornado Cash, and Binance's Indonesia subsidiary has won a full license in the country.

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Finance

In Trump-Backed Crypto Project, Insiders Are Poised for Unusually Big Token Payouts

The team could get 70% of World Liberty Financial's tokens, a significantly higher-than-normal allocation from a project marketed as a solution to the “rigged” traditional finance system.

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

Policy

TradFi Companies 'Want to Transact in Bitcoin,' Says Cantor Fitzgerald CEO

Howard Lutnick was picked by Donald Trump to chair his presidential transition team last month

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump Family Members Hacked to Promote Apparent Crypto Scam

The incident comes hours after CoinDesk revealed details of the crypto project the Trump family has recently touted.

Lara Trump's X account was hacked to promote an apparent crypto scam. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist

Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.

Donald Trump, center, pictured with sons Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

Donald Trumps Harris on Polymarket Once Again

Harris led Trump in early August and betting odds reached 50-50 on the marketplace last month but shifted to Trump’s favor over the weekend.

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

Policy

Crypto Holders Disproportionately Favor Trump for U.S. President, New Academic Poll Shows

Donald Trump’s outreach to the crypto community seems to be paying off.

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Finance

Trump's New Crypto Business to Offer Access to 'High-Yield' Investments, Website Says

World Liberty Financial is "the only crypto DeFi platform supported by Donald J. Trump," according to homepage metadata.

Donald Trump at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)