Bitcoin, $XRP, and other major altcoins were up overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration will soon make a "very, very big announcement" – will it even be related to crypto?

Republicans and Democrats on Sunday held separate crypto roundtables after Rep. Maxine Waters walked out of a crypto hearing seeking to discuss crypto legislation as she alleged that GOP members of the House Financial Services Committee refused to discuss President Trump's crypto ventures.

Tokenization has been the talk of the town around financial institutions in recent years, but the new initiatives are signaling a deeper, more intentional approach that institutions are taking as assets move toward a new era of finance where TradFi and DeFi converge.

World Liberty Financial is once again under scrutiny after some X users, including Sen. Warren, raised issue about the deal the Trump-backed crypto venture sealed with Abu Dhabi-backed MGX and crypto exchange titan Binance.

The CIA is excited about how Bitcoin and crypto can be used to track U.S. adversaries' activities in order to disrupt them, CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said Thursday, highlighting $BTC's transition from a medium abused by bad actors and criminals to a defensive tool by U.S. intelligence.

A GOP lawmaker has urged the GSA to consider installing crypto ATMs across federal buildings to enhance crypto accessibility and provide better convenience for American citizens moving into the digital financial era.

$XRP appeared affected by a new report that revealed Ripple's offer of up to $5 billion to acquire $USDC issuer Circle has been rejected as the crypto token dipped overnight.