# Lucrative Crypto Contract Sparks New No-Bid Fight for Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/40436

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-01 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/a-lucrative-crypto-contract-sets-off-new-no-bid-fight-for-trump?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a96da89fb274f000180f3d3

> The US government awarded a lucrative contract to a crypto analytics firm without competitive bidding, triggering a legal challenge and giving critics another opening to target the Trump administration’s tendency to use no-bid deals.

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