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US-Canada tariff flip-flops have Bitcoin miners on their toes
cointelegraph.com Bitcoin miners are adapting their business strategies as the continued trade war between the US and Canada makes energy prices and policies all the more uncertain. US…

Donald Trump cabinet’s Bitcoin investments raise ethics alarms in pro-crypto era
cryptoslate.com Several members of Donald Trump’s cabinet have significant Bitcoin holdings, with their combined investments valued in the millions, according to their financial disclosure…

Trump’s cabinet members disclose Bitcoin holdings, totaling millions
cryptobriefing.com Six members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet disclosed Bitcoin holdings worth millions of dollars in their January financial disclosures, as the administration pushes to…

BTC vs XRP War: John Deaton Predicts Bright Future for Bitcoin Price
coingape.com Amidst the intense rivalry between Bitcoin and XRP enthusiasts, Ripple lawyer John Deaton endorsed Bitcoin, foreseeing its bright future. Citing influential US officials’…

EU’s $28B Counter-Tariffs Challenge U.S. as MiCA Reshapes Crypto Banking
watcher.guru EU counter-tariffs have now reached a staggering $28 billion against the United States, which has kind of escalated the whole trade situation between these major economies.…

The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse
cointelegraph.com The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean…

Tether’s Paolo Ardoino Says USDT Stablecoin Issuer ‘Has Been Through Hell’, Is Cheered On at Cantor Conference
coindesk.com Attendees clapped and cheered when Paolo Ardoino, the public face of perhaps most influential company in crypto, entered the stage at the Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology…

Donald Trump Reacts to the U.S. Stock Market Crash
watcher.guru The U.S. stock market crash turned worrisome with murmurs of a recession doing the rounds. Dow Jones has fallen 1,084 points in the last five days while Nasdaq Composite…

Bitcoin: Where Does It Go Now?
coindesk.com Crypto markets have recently dropped to their lowest prices in three months, reversing most of the gains following Trump’s U.S. presidential victory. Bitcoin had been…

Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve a ‘watershed moment’ despite recession fears, K33 analysts say
theblock.co The analysts expect clarity on budget-neutral bitcoin acquisition measures from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent by May 5.

WTF Is a Detox Period? Recession? [And What It Means For Crypto]
youtube.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently spoke about a detox period, so here's what that will do to the markets. PHEMEX ...

US Treasury Targets Bitcoin And XRP Growth
bitcoinist.com David Sacks, the White House’s crypto czar, has disclosed the intentions of the Treasury Department to concentrate on increasing the value of Bitcoin, XRP, and other digital…

Trump Doesn’t Plan to Host Another Large-Scale Crypto Summit Any Time Soon: White House
decrypt.co Was last week’s landmark White House crypto summit a one-time event, or will the Trump administration continue to formally dialogue with industry leaders? Bo Hines,…

Not De-Dollarization, the US Dollar Is Generally Having a Bad Time
watcher.guru It’s a bad time to be the US dollar this week as the greenback is on a decline in the currency markets. While traders assumed de-dollarization could bring the US dollar…

U.S. Inflation Report May Show Signs of Cooling in Potential Boost for Risk Assets
coindesk.com The consumer price index (CPI) report due Wednesday will be the first under President Donald Trump's tenure, with signs of cooling likely to raise the chance of an…

Trump Administration is Manipulating Stock Markets to Cut Rates: Anthony Pompliano
cryptonews.com The Trump administration may be deliberately engineering market turmoil to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates, according to Bitcoin…

Pomp’s theory: Trump deliberately crashed markets to get interest rates down
cointelegraph.com The Trump administration may be intentionally creating uncertainty in the stock markets to corner Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates, according…

News Block: Asset Prices Crashing, Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Established, Government Will Hold BTC But May Sell Altcoins
coinstories.libsyn.com In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance: Asset Prices Are Crashing, Recession Fears Loom:…

Bitcoin may benefit from US stablecoin dominance push
cointelegraph.com The US push to maintain the dollar’s global dominance through stablecoin adoption could have unintended benefits for Bitcoin as it emerges as a potential national reserve…

Global crypto funds shed a further $876 million last week amid 'signs of capitulation': CoinShares
theblock.co Global crypto investment products run by asset managers such as BlackRock, Bitwise, Fidelity, Grayscale, ProShares and 21Shares witnessed net outflows of $876 million last…

XRP Price Forecast: Will It Rebound to $3 or Crash to $1.50?
coinpedia.org Zameer is a financial analyst and writer with a particular interest in cryptocurrency markets. He has been studying cryptocurrencies and their market behavior for several…

Trump Advances to Uproot the De-Dollarization Agenda
watcher.guru Donald Trump is putting all his energy and resources into uplifting the US economy. To prioritize the US economy and the US dollar, Trump is streamlining tariffs as one of…

‘Panic-Selling’ Could Be About To Crash The Bitcoin Price
forbes.com 03/10 update below. This post was originally published on March 09 Bitcoin and crypto prices—including ethereum, Ripple’s XRP, solana’s SOL and cardano’s ADA—have flat-lined…

Stablecoin Supply Tops $200B as U.S. Sees USDT, USDC Helping Keep Dollar as Reserve Currency
coindesk.com The combined market capitalization of the five biggest stablecoins passed $200 billion for the first time after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged on Friday to use the…

Bitcoin Ownership Remains Niche: Only 4% of Global Population Holds BTC
cryptonews.com Despite its rising prominence in financial markets, Bitcoin adoption remains limited, with only 4% of the global population currently holding BTC. The United States leads in…

US Housing Department Considers Blockchain and Stablecoin Integration to Enhance Operations
cryptonews.com The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is exploring the potential use of blockchain and stablecoins to improve certain operational functions, according…

Bitcoin sinks, XRP, ADA, DOGE dip as Trump stirs recession fears amid rising trade conflict
cryptobriefing.com Fears of a looming recession, coupled with escalating trade tensions between the US and Canada, triggered Bitcoin price drops and altcoin sell-offs on Sunday night. Speaking…

Five Key Moves in March the White House Has Made for Crypto
decrypt.co Amid global market volatility driven by geopolitical tensions and tariffs, President Donald Trump hosted crypto leaders at the White House on Friday, following his executive…

Pro XRP Lawyer Outlines Reasons To Accumulate Despite Crypto Market Crash
coingape.com Pro XRP lawyer John Deaton wants financial advisors to push their clients toward cryptocurrency accumulations. Deaton cites a fast-changing regulatory landscape and rising…

‘Maximize The Value’
forbes.com Bitcoin and crypto prices—including ethereum, Ripple’s XRP, solana’s SOL and cardano’s ADA—have flat-lined over the last week after Donald Trump revealed the…

Crypto Market This Week: US Forges Ahead With Pro-Crypto Movers, Major Coins Still Volatile
coingape.com The crypto market concludes another week with unprecedented developments sparking investor enthusiasm. A strategic Bitcoin reserve was announced in the U.S., whilst a crypto…

Stablecoins Could Be Key To US Dollar Supremacy
bitcoinist.com United States President Donald Trump’s much-talked-about crypto summit produced plenty of soundbites and policy plans that will satisfy investors, analysts, and casual…

Price Shocker: Explosive Surge or Total Collapse Soon?
cryptopotato.com XRP’s price has been a topic of substantial discussion amid the cryptocurrency community for quite a while and it’s only picking up speed now that President Donald Trump has…

Can XRP Become The Cornerstone OF US Global Financial Policy?
coingape.com As cryptocurrency regulations become clearer in the US, there are suggestions that XRP could lead the US financial resurgence. The comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says US Should Take Worldwide Lead in Crypto, Strive To ‘Bring It Onshore’
dailyhodl.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the US should become a global leader in digital assets. In a new interview with CNBC, Bessent says the United States should…

White House Draws Line Between Bitcoin And Digital Assets At Its First Crypto Summit, In EO
bitcoinmagazine.com Bitcoin Magazine White House Draws Line Between Bitcoin And Digital Assets At Its First Crypto Summit, In EO “From this day on, America will follow the rule that everyone in…

Trump Plans to 'Rescind and Amend' IRS Crypto Tax Rules, Sign Stablecoin Bill By August
decrypt.co President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday detailed how the U.S. plans to assert its leadership in the crypto space during a first-ever White House crypto summit.…

“Never Sell Your Bitcoin”: Trump, Treasury Deliver Remarks At White House Crypto Summit
cryptopotato.com President Donald Trump hosted the first White House Digital Asset Summit on Friday, with a handful of major crypto executives and relevant members of his administration.…

Bitcoin, Ether dip after Trump ends crypto summit with few surprises
dlnews.com Major tokens slumped after President Donald Trump shared canned remarks at the White House’s highly-anticipated crypto summit Friday. Bitcoin dropped more than 2% as Trump…

US will use stablecoins to ensure dollar hegemony
cointelegraph.com President Trump and Scott Bessent both called for a comprehensive regulatory framework on stablecoins and a clear regulatory environment.

Trump Says He Is Ending Operation Choke Point 2.0
unchainedcrypto.com At the inaugural White House Crypto Summit Friday, President Trump said that he was “ending Operation Choke Point 2.0,” referring to an alleged broad effort by the Biden…
Reactions are mixed to BTC reserve, crypto stockpile
blockworks.co This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. So the US has officially moved to create that long-awaited strategic bitcoin…

Crypto Summit Highlights: Donald Trump Reveals Major Plans for Crypto industry
coingape.com The White House hosted its first-ever crypto summit on March 7, 2025, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. government’s stance toward digital assets. President Donald Trump,…

Trump declares end to ‘war on crypto,’ vows to propel America to Bitcoin supremacy
cryptoslate.com President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to supporting cryptocurrency and making America the “Bitcoin superpower” at the first White House crypto summit on March 7.…

David Sacks says market ‘reading too much’ into Trump mentioning altcoins
cryptoslate.com White House “Crypto Czar” David Sacks said the market is “reading a little bit too much” into President Donald Trump’s mention of Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and XRP for…

Congressman French Hill back’s Trump’s Bitcoin reserve order, calls for federal crypto legislation
cryptoslate.com House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill expressed support for President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and a…

Treasury Secretary on BTC Acquisition for Bitcoin Reserve: “We’ll Talk About the Way Forward”
thecryptobasic.com On Thursday, March 6, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a U.S. Bitcoin reserve from assets it holds from seizures. At the same time, the order…

US May Sell Gold, Tap Treasury Funds to Build Bitcoin Stockpile: Standard Chartered
decrypt.co A Standard Chartered analyst posited that the U.S. government could purchase Bitcoin through several budget-neutral ways while carrying out President Donald Trump’s latest…

Ripple founders lobbied for XRP reserve, got sell-only stockpile instead
protos.com Ripple and its co-founders spent tens of millions of dollars on political donations with dreams of the US government acquiring XRP for a sovereign crypto reserve. Instead,…

Opinion: Reaction to Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve Has Been Weird
cryptonews.com Only the crypto markets could react so underwhelmingly to one of the most significant announcements this industry has ever seen. Donald Trump signing an executive order to…
Does crypto need disclosures?
blockworks.co This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that establishes two things: a bitcoin…

Treasury Secretary Signals US Plans to Acquire More Bitcoin for Reserve
news.bitcoin.com The U.S. plans to acquire more bitcoin to expand its strategic reserve beyond seized assets, Treasury Secretary Bessent said, outlining the government’s approach to crypto…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hints at future US Bitcoin reserve acquisition plans
cryptoslate.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested today that the federal government may expand its Bitcoin reserves beyond seizures by developing budget-neutral acquisition…

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Bitcoin acquisition plans are in discussion
cryptobriefing.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Bitcoin acquisition plans are in discussion and the government will evaluate the path forward. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday,…

White House Crypto Summit 2025: Trump, Regulators & Top CEOs Meet
coinpedia.org The post White House Crypto Summit 2025: Trump, Regulators & Top CEOs Meet. appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News As President Donald Trump Donald Trump Donald Trump is…