Trump Family-Backed Crypto Project Makes $1M Gain in ETH Following Tame Token Sale

World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by the family of U.S. presidential elect Donald Trump, has made $1 million in unrealized gains following a muted token sale last month.
Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Looks to AI Computing as Bitcoin Mining Revenue Falls

The firm signed a non-binding deal with a hyperscaler firm to potentially allocate all of its 800 megawatts power to hosting high-performance computers.
Crypto for Advisors: Post Election Edition

As U.S. voters elected former President Donald Trump to be the nation’s 47th president, the digital-asset market demonstrated its unique, real-time reaction capacity, surging on expectations of a crypto-friendly administration
The Fed Is Set to Cut Rates, Boosting the Outlook for Crypto
We’ve Been Thinking About Blockchains Wrong. They’re About Time, Not Money

There is almost no limit to the things we can build if we understand what blockchains are really for, says Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir.
French Regulator Says It’s ‘Examining’ Polymarket

The scrutiny comes after a French national profited handsomely on the platform by placing large bets on Trump winning the U.S. election
Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points, Bitcoin Price at Record as Powell Says Trump Win Has ‘No Effect’ on Policy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later today could shake up markets as he will face questions about the central bank’s outlook on monetary policy and inflation after Donald Trump’s decisive win of the U.S. presidential election.
Post-Election Déjà Vu: Bitcoin Spikes to a New Record High, While Ether and Solana Rally Ahead of FOMC

Bitcoin just made a new all-time high, but ether is the real winner here.
Here’s How Quickly Gary Gensler Could Lose His SEC Chair Gig Under Trump

With the crypto-friendly Donald Trump being elected president, industry leaders are now awaiting his first big move, which could be appointing a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Intense Competition — Not Technology — Will Fuel Blockchain’s Rise to Dominance

Like the internet itself, decentralized networks aren’t always the most efficient tools for some tasks. However, the open, permissionless nature of these networks creates intense competition that often serves customers better than technical efficiency alone, says EY’s Paul Brody.
