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Crypto leaders meet at Trump's summit with strategic reserve in focus

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Crypto leaders meet at Trump's summit with strategic reserve in focus
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US

Crypto leaders meet at Trump's summit with strategic reserve in focus

U.S.

Crypto leaders meet at Trump's summit with strategic reserve in focus
Business|Election|Finance|Political|Technology|US

Trump's crypto company launches strategic 'token reserve'

World Liberty Financial, the new crypto platform in which President Donald Trump holds a financial stake, announced that it was unveiling a strategic token

Trump's crypto company launches strategic 'token reserve'
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The Trump connection: Why some bought World Liberty Financial tokens

On Sunday, just before Donald Trump's inauguration, crypto investor Mike Dudas bought more than $145,000 worth of tokens from World Liberty

The Trump connection: Why some bought World Liberty Financial tokens
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Trump's new meme coin soars on his first day in office, lifts other tokens

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Trump's new meme coin soars on his first day in office, lifts other tokens
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Trump's crypto and Truth Social media believers bet on presidency

One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the U.S. president-elect's

Trump's crypto and Truth Social media believers bet on presidency
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US big banks face growing spillover risks from non-banks

Non-bank financial institutions pose an increasing risk to America's big banks, economists said on Thursday in a post on the New York Fed's Liberty Street

US big banks face growing spillover risks from non-banks
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Big US banks withstand Fed's commercial real estate shock scenario

Big U.S. banks survived a hypothetical 40% drop in commercial real estate values as a part of the U.S.

Big US banks withstand Fed's commercial real estate shock scenario
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Blackstone's battered mortgage fund slumps as empty offices intensify pressure

Shares of commercial real estate finance company Blackstone Mortgage Trust fell 10% on Wednesday as the firm cut its dividend 24%, facing

Blackstone's battered mortgage fund slumps as empty offices intensify pressure
Economy|Environment|US

Milton threatens to upend shaky Florida homeowners insurance market

Hurricane Milton threatens to swamp Florida's troubled property-insurance market, potentially pushing prices higher and threatening

Milton threatens to upend shaky Florida homeowners insurance market
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Florida homeowners fear soaring insurance cost after hurricanes

For 32 years, Jim Tynan had a homeowners' policy with Allstate on his 1,200-square foot condo in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

Florida homeowners fear soaring insurance cost after hurricanes
Election|Finance|US

Large bets in election prediction market are from overseas, source says

Four accounts on crypto-based prediction market Polymarket that placed large bets on former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 election, and have been the

Large bets in election prediction market are from overseas, source says
Election|Finance|US

Mystery overseas account increases its Trump bids on Polymarket betting site

One of the four accounts on Polymarket that have fueled speculation over their large bets on a Trump election victory has taken even bigger wagers, increasing

Mystery overseas account increases its Trump bids on Polymarket betting site
Election|Europe

Polymarket says mystery Trump bettor is French national

The mystery bettor on election gambling site Polymarket who made large bets on a Trump election victory is a French national who took a position based on a

Polymarket says mystery Trump bettor is French national
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Commercial real estate industry worries over higher taxes as election looms

The U.S. commercial real estate industry is pushing for tax relief and incentives championed by former Republican President Donald Trump to continue in the next

Commercial real estate industry worries over higher taxes as election looms
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Trump Media traders brace for volatility as US Election Day nears

Trump Media's roller-coaster share price has served as something of a proxy for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's chances of election.

Trump Media traders brace for volatility as US Election Day nears
Election|Finance|US

Thousands of election gamblers anticipate betting jackpot after Trump win

Thousands who gambled on the U.S. election are looking forward to a potential payout of about $450 million from online gambling sites after Donald Trump was

Thousands of election gamblers anticipate betting jackpot after Trump win
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Trump Media short sellers hammered by a $420 million loss, S3 says 

Investors betting against Trump Media & Technology Group have lost $420 million since the stock began tracking the election odds of Donald Trump, according to a

Trump Media short sellers hammered by a $420 million loss, S3 says 
Business|Crime|Technology|US

FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics

Federal law enforcement agents raided the downtown New York home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on Wednesday, seizing his phone and electronics, the company

FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics
Business|Technology

X's former top policy chief takes job with Elon Musk rival, Sam Altman

Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk's social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk's rivals, his fellow OpenAI co-

X's former top policy chief takes job with Elon Musk rival, Sam Altman
Business|Finance|MidEast|Political|Technology

Trump family members and allies bask in crypto euphoria at Gulf bitcoin gathering

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Trump family members and allies bask in crypto euphoria at Gulf bitcoin gathering

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