The Daily: Trump-backed DeFi project claims 100,000 signups, Harris vows to support crypto legal framework for Black men and more
2024-10-15

I hope you had a good weekend, folks. In today's Daily, Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial claims over 100,000 whitelist signups, Kamala Harris vows to support a crypto regulatory framework that gives protections to Black men, CoinShares says a political shift to Republicans drove last week's rebound in crypto fund flows and more.
Meanwhile, Venice co-founders Erik Voorhees and Teana Baker-Taylor tell The Block, "It doesn’t matter if AI scares you, it’s inevitable," in the latest episode of The Scoop podcast.
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Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial claims over 100,000 signups
World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project backed by Donald Trump and his sons, claims to have attracted over 100,000 whitelist signups ahead of its token launch.
Kamala Harris vows to support crypto regulatory framework that protects Black men
Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled a plan to support a cryptocurrency regulatory framework to protect Black men who invest in crypto as part of her "Opportunity Agenda for Black Men."
CoinShares says shift to Republicans drove $407 million in weekly crypto fund inflows
Global crypto investment products saw $407 million in net inflows last week, driven by a political shift toward Republicans ahead of the U.S. election, according to CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill.
Hyperliquid users to get HYPE token in upcoming airdrop, says new Hyper Foundation
The newly formed Hyper Foundation announced the upcoming launch of Hyperliquid's native HYPE token ahead of HyperEVM's mainnet, though the airdrop date has not yet been revealed.
Google weekly relative search volume for 'bitcoin' hits lowest level in a year
Google relative search volume for the term "bitcoin" has hit its lowest weekly level in a year, despite a 145% rise in the cryptocurrency's price over the same period.
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