GeneralBeginnerBrian Quintenz, who recently led crypto policy at venture‑capital powerhouse a16z, has been nominated by President Trump to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In an upcoming Senate confirmation hearing, he described blockchain as a “horizontal technology” with the potential to…
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BitcoinBeginnerBitcoin investors who bet on prices going up were hit hard in the past 24 hours. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dipped nearly 3%, coming dangerously close to retesting the $100,000 mark, just days after setting a new all-time high. The sudden drop happened as tensions flared between former…
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GeneralBeginnerThe recent announcement of a Trump-branded crypto wallet has ignited confusion and controversy within the cryptocurrency community and the Trump family. Both said that on June 3, Magic Eden, a prominent NFT marketplace, and the team behind the $TRUMP memecoin unveiled plans for the “Official…
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BitcoinBeginnerDonald Trump’s recent announcement of a “total reset” in trade relations with China has sent waves through global financial markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated that there has been “substantial progress” in the ongoing negotiations, raising hopes for a lessening in the…
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SolanaBeginnerFidelity Investments is reportedly nearing the completion of testing for a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, marking the company’s latest move into digital assets amid a more favorable regulatory environment for crypto under the Trump administration. According to a March 25 report by the…
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BitcoinBeginnerBitcoin-focused firm Metaplanet has appointed Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, to its newly created strategic advisory board to help advance Metaplanet’s goal of becoming a “global leader in the Bitcoin economy.” Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich expressed in a March 21 statement on X…
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GeneralBeginnerThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is reportedly exploring the use of blockchain technology and stablecoins in some of its operations. According to ProPublica, which cited a recorded meeting, internal documents, and insights from three officials familiar with the…
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XRP LedgerBeginnerMEMX, a U.S. securities exchange, has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the 21Shares XRP ETF. The proposed ETF will be organized as a “Commodity-Based Trust,” which has already been used for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. This move follows a growing trend…
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BitcoinBeginnerWyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested that Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could be a significant development for Bitcoin. On February 3, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the government to initiate the creation of a…
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BitcoinBeginnerFollowing a phone call with US President Donald Trump, both Canada and Mexico have agreed to adopt measures to curb the flow of illegal drugs and immigration into the US. Crypto markets experienced a sharp rebound after Trump decided to delay the proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico as…
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GeneralBeginnerWorld Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by a certain former US president, has issued a statement denying allegations that it has been selling tokens. The statement, released on their official X account (formerly Twitter), refutes recent reports suggesting the…
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