{"id":14680,"date":"2025-10-29T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/trumps-truth-predict-enters-booming-prediction-markets-amid-claims-of-the-most-corrupt-government-in-history\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:40:45","slug":"trumps-truth-predict-enters-booming-prediction-markets-amid-claims-of-the-most-corrupt-government-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/trumps-truth-predict-enters-booming-prediction-markets-amid-claims-of-the-most-corrupt-government-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Truth Predict enters booming prediction markets amid claims of \u201cthe most corrupt government in history\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Trump\u2019s Truth Predict brings prediction markets to Truth Social as lawmakers accuse his administration of running \u201cthe most corrupt government in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_c1290d9bf670c9d6e422107304c38edc\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump Media &amp; Technology Group partnered with Crypto.com Derivatives to launch Truth Predict, a new feature that lets users trade on real-world events.<\/li>\n<li>Truth Predict enters the fast-growing prediction-market sector, where Trump Jr. already holds advisory and investment ties through Kalshi and Polymarket.<\/li>\n<li>Following the announcement, the TRUMP token jumped 20% in 24 hours and 42.5% over the week, drawing heavy speculative interest.<\/li>\n<li>Critics describe the administration as \u201cthe most corrupt government in history,\u201d fueling scrutiny over conflicts of interest and transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\">\n<p>Table of Contents<\/p>\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#trumps-new-truth-predict-launch\">Trump\u2019s new \u201cTruth Predict\u201d launch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#trump-jr-s-footprint-in-the-event-trading-boom\">Trump Jr.\u2019s footprint in the event-trading boom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#trumps-crypto-ventures-reignite-conflict-of-interest-allegations\">Trump\u2019s crypto ventures reignite conflict-of-interest allegations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trumps-new-truth-predict-launch\">Trump\u2019s new \u201cTruth Predict\u201d launch<\/h2>\n<p>On Oct. 28, Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, announced a new collaboration with Crypto.com Derivatives (North America) to introduce a feature called \u201cTruth Predict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to let users trade contracts on the outcomes of real-world events, including elections, interest-rate decisions, commodity prices, and even sports results.<\/p>\n<p>The company described Truth Social as becoming the \u201cworld\u2019s first social-media platform offering prediction markets,\u201d a bold attempt to merge social interaction with financial speculation.<\/p>\n<p>The initial rollout will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/28\/3175429\/0\/en\/Truth-Social-to-Become-World-s-First-Social-Media-Platform-Offering-Prediction-Markets-via-Exclusive-Partnership-with-Crypto-com.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">begin<\/a> in the U.S. under a beta phase before expanding internationally. However, the legal structure of prediction markets in the country remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how they are framed, such platforms could fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or even face restrictions similar to gambling laws. The regulatory outcome will largely determine how the platform operates at scale.<\/p>\n<p>Truth Social, launched in February 2022, was originally designed as an alternative to major social-media networks following Trump\u2019s bans from several platforms.<\/p>\n<p>TMTG, the company that owns Truth Social, was founded in 2021 and is majority-owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, giving Trump an economic interest in the company and making him the ultimate beneficiary of its success.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the Truth Predict partnership has already rippled through the crypto market. The Official Trump (TRUMP) token, a memecoin built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain and associated with the Trump brand, saw a sharp uptick in trading activity.<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing on Oct. 29, the TRUMP token was trading around $8.3, representing a 20% increase over the prior 24-hour period, making it the biggest gainer among the top 100 crypto assets by market cap. The token has also gained around 42.5% over the prior seven days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TRUMP token price chart | Source: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The timing suggests the announcement may have served as a catalyst for the surge, moving the token out of its earlier trading range and attracting heightened speculative interest.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trump-jr-s-footprint-in-the-event-trading-boom\">Trump Jr.\u2019s footprint in the event-trading boom<\/h2>\n<p>Truth Predict operates on a binary-event contract model similar to that used by established prediction platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can take positions on whether a specific event will happen, such as \u201cWill the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in December?\u201d or \u201cWill a Republican win control of the Senate in 2026?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each contract trades between $0 and $1, and the price represents the market\u2019s collective expectation of the outcome. If the event occurs, the \u201cyes\u201d contract settles at $1 and the \u201cno\u201d contract at $0, offering a direct way for users to trade on probabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that Truth Predict is expected to be fully integrated into the Truth Social interface, allowing users to discuss, post, and track predictions within the same environment where they already communicate and share updates.<\/p>\n<p>Kalshi Inc. offers a regulated model for comparison. It operates under U.S. derivatives law through the CFTC, allowing both retail and institutional traders to buy and sell event contracts tied to economic, political, and social outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Financial Times, Kalshi also lists Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser, placing him in a position linked to an already licensed exchange.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Polymarket, launched in 2020, uses cryptocurrency to let users bet on global events. The platform was fined $1.4 million by the CFTC in 2022 for operating without registration and is currently barred from serving U.S. customers while it prepares to reenter the market through the acquisition of a licensed exchange.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 26, Reuters <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/polymarket-secures-investment-trump-jr-backed-1789-capital-2025-08-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported<\/a> that Polymarket received investment from 1789 Capital, the venture-capital firm where Trump Jr. is a partner, and that he joined Polymarket\u2019s advisory board.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up Reuters report on Sep. 8, 2025, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigations\/trump-linked-venture-fund-1789-capital-tops-1-billion-assets-2025-09-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">stated<\/a> that 1789 Capital had crossed $1 billion in assets under management.<\/p>\n<p>The same Reuters investigation cited four government ethics specialists who described 1789 Capital\u2019s structure as a potential conflict of interest since Trump Jr. is both a partner in the firm and the son of a sitting president.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Painter, former White House ethics lawyer, remarked, \u201cI don\u2019t think the founders would have tolerated this in 1789, that\u2019s the irony of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann Skeet, Senior Director of Leadership Ethics at a university institute, added that \u201cthere\u2019s no getting around the appearance\u201d that the firm\u2019s private-access club creates \u201cprivate access to the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Truth Predict therefore enters a market where Trump Jr. already holds advisory and investment ties with two major prediction-market entities, Kalshi and Polymarket, both active in the same business space.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Dune Analytics <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/dunedata\/prediction-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">shows<\/a> weekly trading volumes across leading prediction platforms recently reached over $2.3 billion as of Oct. 20, pointing to the rapid expansion of the event-trading market.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761756006_368_Trumps-Truth-Predict-enters-booming-prediction-markets-amid-claims-of.webp.webp\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Truth Predict enters booming prediction markets amid claims of \u201cthe most corrupt government in history\u201d - 2\" class=\"wp-image-14429852\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weekly prediction markets notional volume | Source: Dune Analytics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trumps-crypto-ventures-reignite-conflict-of-interest-allegations\">Trump\u2019s crypto ventures reignite conflict-of-interest allegations<\/h2>\n<p>The Trump family\u2019s growing involvement in crypto has already drawn strong criticism, and the unveiling of Truth Predict has only intensified the debate.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to the announcement, lawmakers and ethics experts issued several public statements accusing the president and his family of using political office to expand their private wealth through digital-asset ventures.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 29, Representative John Garamendi accused the Trump administration of operating as \u201cthe most corrupt government in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Trump Administration is the most corrupt government in history!<\/p>\n<p>From private jet gifts from the Qataris to $2 billion \u201ccrypto-coin\u201d investments in the Trump family, the corruption is off the charts.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a>, it\u2019s time to hold Trump accountable. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhxMiwmuvW\">pic.twitter.com\/XhxMiwmuvW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Garamendi (@RepGaramendi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGaramendi\/status\/1983293020557734127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He cited reports of \u201cprivate jet gifts from the Qataris\u201d and \u201c$2 billion crypto-coin investments in the Trump family,\u201d arguing that the overlap between public power and private business had reached an unprecedented level. He called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to take action.<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, on Oct. 28, Senator Chris Murphy pointed to what he described as a troubling sequence of events surrounding Trump\u2019s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One week after Trump pardoned Binance\u2019s owner (for a stunning array of crimes related to terrorist and sex predator financing), Binance starts promoting Trump crypto. <\/p>\n<p>The White House is a full time, 24\/7 corruption machine. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vfFqJ9Jvhq\">https:\/\/t.co\/vfFqJ9Jvhq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Murphy \ud83d\udfe7 (@ChrisMurphyCT) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1983226801896742982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOne week after Trump pardoned Binance\u2019s owner for crimes related to terrorist and s*x predator financing, Binance started promoting Trump crypto,\u201d Murphy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He said the timing revealed how political authority and private promotion had become inseparable, describing the White House as \u201ca full-time, 24\/7 corruption machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 25, Representative Ro Khanna warned that \u201cwe have a president who is building more wealth through his office than any in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have a president who is building more wealth through his office than any in history. We cannot turn a blind eye to this corruption. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, I will be introducing a resolution to stop the president, his family, and members of Congress from trading in crypto and accepting\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lY1TBp3MUr\">pic.twitter.com\/lY1TBp3MUr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1982134060072739196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He said such conduct amounted to corruption and announced plans to introduce a resolution banning the president, his family, and members of Congress from trading in crypto or accepting foreign payments.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism began earlier in the month. On Oct. 15, Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer, said Trump \u201ckept his business interests, then used public office to enrich himself, from foreign money to crypto schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump kept his business interests<\/p>\n<p>Then used public office to enrich himself<\/p>\n<p>From foreign money to crypto schemes <\/p>\n<p>I call it what it is: corruption\u2014&amp; the most corrupt presidency in modern history<\/p>\n<p>I explain on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCaustralia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ABCaustralia<\/a>\u2019s Chasing Trump\u2019s Billions -TN<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5sSPQ2hgVu\">https:\/\/t.co\/5sSPQ2hgVu<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/We6HSndjZf\">pic.twitter.com\/We6HSndjZf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NormEisen\/status\/1978458180129530278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He called it \u201cthe most corrupt presidency in modern history\u201d and expanded on the claim in an interview for ABC Australia\u2019s Chasing Trump\u2019s Billions, which examined Trump\u2019s financial operations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Repeated criticism from lawmakers and ethics experts has become a consistent backdrop to the Trump family\u2019s expanding business activity. Each new venture linked to digital assets has renewed questions about financial transparency, disclosure standards, and the concentration of economic interests within a sitting administration.<\/p>\n<p>Truth Predict\u2019s progress will unfold within that environment, where oversight and transparency remain central to how politically connected enterprises are judged.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s Truth Predict brings prediction markets to Truth Social as lawmakers accuse his administration of running \u201cthe most corrupt government in history.\u201d Summary Trump Media &amp; Technology Group partnered with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14681,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14680\/revisions\/14681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}