Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/28/kraken-co-founder-jesse-powell-donates-1m-mostly-ether-to-donald-trump/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The crypto market is being overly pessimistic about the imminent launch of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. and net inflows could hit $20 billion in the first year, …

The so-called old hands have been selling coins this quarter, adding to bearish pressures in the market. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/28/long-dormant-whale-sends-61m-btc-to-coinbase-onchain-data-shows/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Biden’s chances at becoming the Democratic nominee also slid to 70%, while Gavin Newsom’s odds jumped to 15%. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/28/trump-surges-to-67-in-polymarket-odds-post-presidential-debate/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in a debate on Thursday evening. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/28/crypto-unmentioned-at-first-2024-presidential-debate/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Today, a small group of cartography companies control the world’s maps. What if there was a way of creating an open-source where on-the-ground mappers were incentivized to participate? Hivemapper …

The fresh round of capital will go towards building out the MegaETH protocol, with the aim of having a testnet go live in the next few months. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/06/27/megalabs-behind-the-real-time-blockchain-raises-20m-led-by-dragonfly/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

For fans of crypto, ETFs, or both, the potential spot ether ETF launch has carried on the excitement that began earlier this year with the spot bitcoin ETF launch. …

The deal will be all-stock based and has been approved by both companies’ board members. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/27/bitcoin-miner-cleanspark-to-buy-peer-griid-in-155m-deal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Asset manager VanEck has filed an S-1 registration form for a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), prompting SOL to jump by more than 5%. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/27/vaneck-files-for-solana-etf-sol-rises-6/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines