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Sen. Lummis, known for advocating for a strategic Bitcoin reserve, has canceled a meeting with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, triggering divided comments from the crypto community on X.

May 20, 2025

Adam Back, a famous cypherpunk and blockchain pioneer, believes Bitcoin's current price is too low and it could go as high as $1 million per $BTC this cycle if it manages to log a new all-time high.

May 15, 2025

President Trump's upcoming birthday, which will coincide with the U.S. Army's celebrations for its 250th anniversary, is expected to include around two dozen M1 Abrams tanks that will roll down Washington as part of a military parade.

May 15, 2025

Top House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday demanded that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provide reports on alleged "suspicious activity" around World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins.

May 15, 2025

Elon Musk seems to agree with Pope Leo XIV that the Vatican can be used as a negotiating table for world leaders, especially amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

May 15, 2025

$XRP prices have been highly volatile in recent weeks, and once again, some crypto observers are raising the issue of price manipulation, as the token attempts to climb to $3.

May 14, 2025

President Trump's approval ratings have improved in the last two weeks amid rising hopes for the global trade war to ease, but markets remain unstable as the world watches whether Trump will secure more trade deals.

May 14, 2025

Ethereum has outrun crypto frontrunner Bitcoin in the last seven days following its Pectra upgrade and positive developments around the global trade war.

May 14, 2025

President Trump was once again in the spotlight after Qatar's royal family gifted a private jet to him that he claimed was actually donated to the Defense Department, but on X, he continued to be questioned for the supposed "bribery."

May 13, 2025

The $TRUMP meme coin contest has ended, and 220 whales emerged, including 25 "VIP" holders who collectively spent millions to get the top spots in the leaderboard – winners will need to go through background checks before their attendance at the much-anticipated Gala Dinner is confirmed.

May 13, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams of NYC on Monday said he remains committed to his goal of turning the city into the world's crypto capital – he also reminded people how he was the first U.S. mayor to have converted his initial paychecks into crypto.

May 13, 2025

Many crypto bettors walked away from Pope-related event contracts disappointed, but one trader on Polymarket grew his $1,000 into $64,000 after betting "Yes" on dark horse Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV.

May 09, 2025

President Trump is under scrutiny over his latest administration pick in Jeanine Pirro, who, like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is a Fox News host.

May 09, 2025

President Trump has terminated Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden from her position, with a year left before her term ends, drawing backlash from Democratic leaders who said the GOP leader's "ignorant decision" will have an impact on American libraries.

May 09, 2025

$XRP prices climbed Thursday after the SEC filed a settlement agreement in its lawsuit against Ripple, but some crypto users noted that the game isn't over yet for the years-long legal battle.

May 09, 2025

President Trump has announced a trade agreement with a long-time ally, pumping crypto prices, including Bitcoin, which had been struggling to return to $100,000 in recent weeks.

May 09, 2025

G7 leaders may discuss North Korea's threat to the cryptocurrency industry when they meet in Alberta next month, a new report revealed, highlighting the growing importance of blockchain, digital assets, and crypto in the geopolitical world.

May 08, 2025

The Trump government is reportedly making plans to release audio recordings of ex-President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.

May 08, 2025

Bitcoin is nearing $100,000 as the crypto community waits for what U.S. President Trump will announce Thursday regarding a trade deal with a big country.

May 08, 2025

The SEC has reportedly laid off 15% of its workforce and there will be more reorganization efforts to come, including a review of the financial regulator's IT contracts.

May 07, 2025

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed a strategic Bitcoin reserve bill into law, becoming the first U.S. state to do so, allowing the state to allocate some public funds for Bitcoin investing.

May 07, 2025

The Trump administration has shut down the HICPAC, a critical federal advisory committee that provides guidance to healthcare facilities on how they can prevent infections from spreading.

May 07, 2025

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?

May 07, 2025

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.

May 07, 2025

President Trump said Hollywood is "dying" due to a "concerted effort" by other countries to recruit American filmmaking talent, so it's necessary to impose 100% tariffs on all movies coming into the U.S. from abroad.

May 05, 2025

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.

May 05, 2025

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.

May 05, 2025

President Trump on Sunday ordered the Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, which has been closed since the 1960s, but many X users are against the infamous prison's revival.

May 05, 2025

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.

May 02, 2025