Politics
SKN | Trump Says Politics Helped Shape His Shift to Becoming “A Big Crypto Guy”
Key Points • US President Donald Trump said he became supportive of cryptocurrency partly because of its growing political influence. • Trump said...
SKN | Trump’s Crypto Ventures Outearned Real Estate Empire in 2025, Financial Filings Reveal
Key Points • Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency-related ventures in 2025. • Memecoin licensing and royalties generated...
SKN | Congress Moves to Restrict Lawmakers’ Prediction Market Trades: A New Era for Political Betting Oversight?
Key Points House Republicans are preparing a vote on legislation that would restrict lawmakers from trading prediction market contracts tied to elections and...
SKN | US House Democrats Push FTC Investigation Into Prediction Markets Over Consumer Protection Concerns
Key Points Nine Democratic lawmakers have asked the FTC to investigate whether prediction markets are misleading consumers through conflicting marketing messages. Lawmakers argue...
SKN | US Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchanges as ‘Economic Fury’ Campaign Intensifies
Key Points The US Treasury sanctioned four major Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges, including market leader Nobitex, as part of its ongoing “Economic Fury” campaign....
SKN | Kalshi Launches Prediction Markets Lobby Group With Former Trump Official as Strategic Advisor
Key Points Kalshi has backed a new lobbying organization called Americans for Fair Markets to support prediction markets in Washington. The group appointed...
SKN | Bitcoin Climbs Higher After Trump Signals Iran Peace Agreement Progress
Key Points Bitcoin moved higher after US President Donald Trump announced that a peace agreement with Iran had been “largely negotiated.” The proposed...
SKN | House Probe Deepens Into Kalshi and Polymarket Over Insider Trading Concerns
Key Points: US lawmakers intensified scrutiny on Kalshi and Polymarket after reports of suspiciously timed prediction market trades tied to military and political...
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SKN | Circle Targets Trillions in Stablecoin Activity as Arc Mainnet Nears
Circle Internet Group is positioning USDC and its broader payments infrastructure for significantly larger roles in global finance as the company prepares to...
SKN | Crypto Stocks Surge as Bitcoin Rally Reignites Digital Asset Markets
Shares of leading cryptocurrency companies moved sharply higher on August 20 as a renewed Bitcoin rally pushed the digital asset back toward the...
