Sen. Richard Blumenthal had written letters to Trump-affiliated executives, asking about their businesses, and WLFI called some of his assertions inaccurate.
The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has approved a community proposal to airdrop its USD1 stablecoin to eligible token holders, according to a May 15 statement. The governance vote, which ran from May 6 to May 13, received near-unanimous support, with 99.96% of participants backing the initiative. In total, around 7 billion tokens were […]
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World Liberty Financial said the core of its mission is to strengthen, not undermine the role of the U.S. dollar.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said it's a 'fair target' to have the senate vote on the stablecoin bill, dubbed GENIUS Act, by Memorial Day.
As Summer Mersinger exits to run the Blockchain Association and Caroline Pham talks of leaving when the new chairman arrives, the commission may fall to two.
DEK:The congressman said he thinks getting a stablecoin bill and a market structure bill on President Donald Trump’s desk by the August recess is “still doable.”
The request marks an escalation in Congressional scrutiny on whether the President and his entourage are abusing their positions to benefit their crypto businesses.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The Bitcoin price and the entire crypto and stock market have been operating at the mercy of the tariff wars ignited by US President Donald Trump after being sworn into office. The initial wave of tariff increases on countries such as China triggered massive crashes across financial markets, plunging the Bitcoin price below $80,000. However, the tariff wars are nearing their end with the latest announcement from the White House regarding trade between the United States and China. White House Announces Reduction Of China Tariffs In April 2025, US President Donald Trump had announced a drastic increase of tariffs on Chinese goods to a high 145%, with over 180 countries also seeing tariff increases. This triggered a wave of panic and retaliation, triggering what is now known as the ‘tariff wars.’ As discussions progressed, another announcement in April revealed a 90-day pause on tariffs for other countries, with the exception of China. Related Reading: XRP Price Surge To $10: Analyst Reveals Factors That Will Make It Happen In 2025 While China was yet to exempt, the 90-day pause did have a positive effect on the market as the Bitcoin price recovered, taking the crypto market up with it. Since then, the Bitcoin price has since recovered above $100,000, as well as the stock market seeing multiple green days. Trade talks have since been ongoing between China and the United States and there has been a stopgap put in place for now. In a statement on the White House website, it was announced that both the Chinese and United States government at the US-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva had agreed to modify their respective applications and implement a suspension of 24 percentage points of tariffs. This agreement is expected to be in place for an initial period of 90 days, giving both parties time for more discussions toward a resolution. The statement read that this was done in “the spirit of mutual opening, continued communication, cooperation, and mutual respect.” Why The Bitcoin Price Could Explode Currently, the rally of the Bitcoin price is being driven by the positive news surrounding the tariffs. So, it is expected that more positive news will continue to drive up the price. The agreement between the US and China states that both countries should have implemented the tariff reduction by May 14, 2025. With only a day left, this deadline could trigger another rally. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Gearing Up For Major Explosive Rally – Why $1 Is Still In The Cards As the news of the suspension begins to make the rounds, it signals no negative news coming out regarding tariffs for the next three months at least. This gives time and most importantly, confidence in risk assets such as Bitcoin for investors looking for gains. With the return of investors into the risk market, the Bitcoin price could quickly cross $110,000 as early as Wednesday. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500 — a move that could see billions of dollars allocated to COIN, according to analysts at Bernstein.
Data from Chainalysis show the creators of the TRUMP token made $320 million in fees while retail investors lost money.
After soaring over 10% on Wednesday, Ethereum (ETH) has jumped past the $2,000 mark for the first time since March, leading some analysts to suggest that the second-largest crypto could reclaim its macro range in the coming days. Related Reading: XRP Is Forms Bullish Reverse Dragon Head Pattern, How High Can Price Go? Ethereum Hits Seven-Week High For the first time in over a month, Ethereum has retested the $2,000 resistance, hitting a seven-week high of $2,075. The King of Altcoin lost this level at the end of March, nosediving to its two-year low of $1,385 in the following weeks. Amid the late-April market recovery, ETH climbed above crucial levels, reclaiming the $1,600-$1,750 zone over the last 14 days. Earlier this week, the cryptocurrency finally reclaimed the $1,800 resistance, but some investors worried about its sideways price action and a potential drop to lower support levels. Nonetheless, Ethereum soared by 8.3% toward the $1,950 level after US President Donald Trump revealed yesterday that a “major trade deal” with a “big, and highly respected, country” would be announced on May 8. On Thursday, Trump’s $6 billion deal with the UK pushed ETH past the $2,000 mark and near the $2,100 level. Analyst Rekt Capital highlighted the “strong breakout so far,” noting that the cryptocurrency held the bottom of its historical demand zone and rebounded around 14% to the top of the range. After the price jump, the analyst explained that ETH must turn the $1,930 level into support to avoid an upside wick and rejection, and confirm a breakout toward the $2,200 area. “Ethereum will need to simply stay above $1930 to continue to be positioned for a revisit of $2200 (black). The goal for ETH is to use this light blue historical demand area to resynchronise with its $2200-$3900 Macro Range,” he detailed. ETH Eyes New Bull Rally Rekt Capital also pointed out ETH’s dominance was “upticking after making new All Time Lows,” which resembles its 2020 performance. At the time, the cryptocurrency’s dominance bounced after making a new low, surging toward higher levels in the following months. Meanwhile, Daan Crypto Trades noted that Ethereum is testing its range high against its BTC trading pair. According to the post, “this move is tiny compared to what it has to make up for to see some proper relief. You can however already see the market wide impact it has on alts by just moving ~7% against BTC.” Despite looking “decent” after the price jump, the trader advised investors not to get overexcited until ETH/BTC breaks out and holds above the 0.0202 range high. “If it does that, we can get a setup for a larger potential few week reversal in ALT/BTC pairs and for BTC.D to come down. For now, still rangebound,” Daan explained. Related Reading: Injective (INJ) Gearing Up For $10 Level Retest – Is A Bullish Reversal Ahead? He also suggested that investors should be prepared for a big price move, as this performance “generally ends in violent fashion with a big wick towards the upside before cooling off.” Ali Martinez highlighted that the key supply barrier for the cryptocurrency sits at around $2,380, where 12.72 million addresses bought 69.6 million ETH. According to the analyst, “clearing this level could ignite a new bull rally.” As of this writing, Ethereum trades at $2,050, a 13.5% surge in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
U.S. senators voted Thursday to halt progress on a stablecoin regulation bill amid tensions over President Donald Trump's crypto involvement.
Last-minute Democrat objections led to a failed vote to move into debate on a top crypto industry legislative priority to regulate dollar-based tokens.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, said in a Tuesday podcast interview that he has applied for a pardon from President Trump.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Market commentator Miya has outlined an interesting theory on why the Bitcoin price is poised to hit $110,000 by the end of the year. The expert alluded to current macro conditions and how it is bound to favor the flagship crypto at the end of the day. Why The Bitcoin Price Will Hit $110,000 In an analysis titled ‘The Big Short against Retail,’ Miya predicted the Bitcoin price to reach $110,000 by the end of the year. At the same time, the expert expects the S&P 500 to drop to 4,700. She opined that the stock market is heading towards a bad summer, which is why she expects a lower low on the SPX but a “pristine” Bitcoin. Related Reading: Bitcoin Raging Bull Indicator Turns Back On, But This Level Holds The Key Basically, Miya expects the Bitcoin price to benefit from any potential downtrend in the stock market, with investors viewing it as a flight to safety. She remarked that the market is heading towards a terrible macro situation, which could cause stocks to crash. These predictions came as the expert commented on the nine consecutive green days that stocks have enjoyed and why she believes it won’t last long. The market commentator noted that Donald Trump has made three main promises to the market: lower rates, tariffs, and taxes. These promises are expected to be kept, and she claims that the market is pricing them in as a sure thing. Traders are currently betting on a rate cut in June, while the US and China are set to meet to agree on a lower tariff. Lower taxes could come following a successful tariff policy. Thanks to this, the stock market has been on a nine-day-long uptrend, while retail traders have made profits by buying the dip. However, Miya has warned that the market isn’t as strong as it looks and could soon blow up, with the Bitcoin price benefiting when this projected crash happens. Why The Stock Market Is Bound To Crash The expert noted that this false idea of up-only gives retail investors the illusion of complacency, as they do right now with their $57 billion bid on top of retail accumulated shares. However, she remarked that eventually, this will unfold with the “containership recession trade” hitting the US in five days. BTC is expected to be a hedge against this macro situation, which would lead to a Bitcoin price surge. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Falters: Why Has The 5th Wave Been Elusive Below $100,000? Miya explained that all the ‘Magnificent 7’ earnings in the last season have been massively skewed and were “useless information,” meaning they cannot be relied on to show a strong market. She added that TMT firms that manufacture physical hardware usually manufacture in waves, so the actual impacts will show up in their H2 capex over Q1 results, meaning the impact of tariffs hasn’t exactly started kicking in. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $96,500, up over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project partly owned by the Donald Trump family, has opened a community vote to decide whether to proceed with an airdrop of its new stablecoin, USD1. As of press time, 99.98% of voters backed the proposal, representing roughly 4 billion WLFI tokens. Only a small fraction, equating to 0.02% […]
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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, has confirmed that his legal team has submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon from the US government. In a May 5 podcast interview with Farokh Sarmad of Rug Radio, Zhao stated that the decision followed increased media speculation about his potential pursuit of clemency. According to him: […]
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While Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturers are beginning to increase U.S.-based production, it could take years to fully onshore at scale.
K33 analysts argue that 2025 will be different from prior summer lulls, with multiple Trump-driven catalysts on the horizon.
Senate Democrat Blumenthal sent letters to crypto companies to investigate potential conflicts of interest related to President Trump's ties.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote letters to Trump-affiliated business executives, asking about their ownership and investment structure.
Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a bill into law that allows the investment of a portion of the state's public funds in precious metals and crypto assets.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy pushed a bill to block presidential coins while Elizabeth Warren described how to get Dems to move forward on stablecoins.
Hougan remains optimistic on crypto prices this year if the U.S. Congress can get stablecoin and market structure bills passed.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Fr8Tech CEO Javier Selgas said the purchase could effectively advocate fair trade between Mexico and the US.