Cryptocurrency
Crypto super PAC Fairshake has $116 million on hand to grow industry’s influence in 2026 election
Fairshake, the super PAC bankrolled by crypto’s biggest players, announced Thursday it has $116 million in cash on hand, a war chest aimed at the 2026 midterm election cycle. The fundraising total, which includes $11 million in new contributions, cements Fairshake as one of the most influential political forces in the country. “With the midterms […]
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Tesla reports $600 million bitcoin profit jump after digital assets rule change
Musk had previously said in June he was leaning towards supporting DeSantis for president in 2024. Joe Skipper | Reuters Tesla‘s bitcoin holdings led to a big pop in reported net income for the fourth quarter because of a new rule change in how companies account for digital assets. After showing a carrying value of […]
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Bitcoin tumbles below $98,000 in risk-off move as Nasdaq stocks are crushed
A bitcoin is on a screen showing the bitcoin-U.S. dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies tumbled to begin the final week of January, with the market in a cooling period after running to a new record and pulled lower by the DeepSeek-driven sell-off in tech stocks. The price of […]
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Crypto industry gets quick return on Trump investment after pouring millions into campaign
FRANCE – 2025/01/20: In this photo illustration, Trump Meme , Trump the Crypto president, is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Romain Doucelin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Romain Doucelin | Getty Images Crypto executives, companies and investors are getting an early return on their investment in Donald Trump. After pouring tens of […]
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SEC revokes unpopular banking rule that blocked Wall Street banks from adopting crypto
Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images After years of lobbying by the crypto industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded an accounting rule that forced banks to treat bitcoin and other tokens as a liability on their balance sheets. The guidance was a major deterrent to Wall Street banks owning bitcoin — […]
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Trump crypto plans have Wall Street CEOs ready to jump into digital assets
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Just days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, Wall Street is singing […]
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‘World’s first downside protected bitcoin ETF’: Calamos unveils a safer way to play crypto
ETF Edge ‘World’s first downside protected bitcoin ETF’: Calamos unveils a safer way to play crypto Published Thu, Jan 23 20256:45 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Trump signs executive order promoting crypto, paving way for digital asset stockpile
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on cryptocurrencies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to promote the advancement of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. and to work toward potentially developing a national […]
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Ivanka Trump warns investors that meme token bearing her name is fake
Hakan Nural | Getty Images Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, is warning investors against buying a fraudulent crypto coin bearing her name. “It has come to my attention that a fake crypto coin called ‘Ivanka Trump’ or ‘$IVANKA’ is being promoted without my consent or approval,” she wrote in a post on […]
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Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick says bank will work with U.S. regulators on offering crypto
Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Thursday that his bank will be working with U.S. regulators to examine whether it can deepen its involvement in cryptocurrency markets. Pick was asked about his views on digital currencies under the pro-crypto Trump administration. On Tuesday, the acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an effort […]
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