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Massive GDP Miss Fuels Recession Fears: Will the Fed Pivot Save Bitcoin?
The U.S. economy stumbled in the first quarter of 2025, missing GDP expectations by a wide margin and sending shockwaves through financial markets. The lower-than-expected figures have reignited fears of...
March PCE Report Shows Mixed Inflation Signals, Casting Doubt on Fed Rate Cuts
Newly released U.S. inflation data from the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report presents mixed signals for markets and the Federal Reserve. While some figures point to cooling price pressures, others...
Eric Trump Warns Banks Face Extinction in 10 Years Without Crypto Adoption
Eric Trump, the head of the Trump Organization in the United States, the son of the country’s President, has sounded a dire outlook on the future of traditional banking. During...
DOJ Recommends 20-Year Prison Sentence for Celsius Founder Mashinsky
Federal prosecutors have asked a U.S. court to sentence Alex Mashinsky, the founder of Celsius Network, to 20 years in prison. The DOJ claims he orchestrated a massive fraud that...
Arizona Lawmakers Pass Bitcoin Treasury Bills as Budget Deadlock Threatens Veto
Arizona’s push to integrate Bitcoin into its treasury advanced on Monday, as the state’s House of Representatives passed two major pieces of legislation to establish a digital asset reserve. Both...
Fed Rollback, NASDAQ Push, and Bitcoin Demand Point to a Breakout Crypto May
The crypto industry is seeing fresh regulatory momentum this week. Tony Edward, host of the Thinking Crypto Podcast, emphasized the Federal Reserve’s rollback of restrictive policies that once limited banks’...
Saylor Declares Victory as Fed Removes Major Hurdle Between Banks & Bitcoin
Banks in the United States are now free to support Bitcoin, according to Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor, following a significant policy shift by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The US...
Paul Atkins Sworn in as 34th SEC Chair, Signals Crypto Market Reforms
In a significant regulatory development, Paul S. Atkins has been officially sworn in as the 34th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A familiar face at the...
Powell Speaks, Stocks Sink: Fed Chair Worried About Trump Tariff Fallout
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Wednesday about growing economic uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, warning they have hit major U.S. stock indices. Speaking at the Economic...
SEC’s Regulatory Policy Shift: 12 Crypto Cases Dropped This Year
Since the start of this year, the SEC has dropped 12 cases against crypto companies, signaling a shift under Trump’s administration, which began easing crypto regulations. These cases include Coinbase,...
Rate Cut Advocates vs. Fed Caution: Traders Side with Stability
With the U.S. economy sending mixed signals, expectations surrounding the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate action seem set. According to crowd-sourced predictions from Polymarket, there’s a 76% chance the Fed...
Senators Try Again With PROOF Act to Clean Up Crypto Fund Handling
Following FTX’s failure, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and John Hickenlooper have reintroduced the Proving Reserves of Others Funds (PROOF) Act. This bill targets crypto industry risks, focusing on safe handling...
Weighing the Options: NY Bill Mandates Blockchain Election Use Case Study
New York’s state legislature is reviewing a new proposal that could reshape how voter data and election results are secured. Assemblymember Clyde Vanel introduced Bill A07716 on April 8, directing...
North Carolina’s ‘Digital Asset Freedom Act’ Looks More Like a Bitcoin Bill
North Carolina lawmakers filed a new bill on April 11 that could allow cryptocurrency to be used to pay taxes and conduct other economic transactions. Rep. Neal Jackson and two...
Paul Atkins Confirmed SEC Chair: What His Deregulatory Past Means for Crypto
Paul Atkins won Senate confirmation as the next Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) securing a majority 52-44 Senate vote. His appointment awaits an official swearing-in and President...
Bond Market Meltdown? 30-Year Treasury Yield Sees Historic 3-Day Spike
Recent developments in the US Treasury market have raised concerns among financial analysts and investors. Jim Bianco, a prominent market analyst, highlighted an exceptionally rapid surge in the 30-year Treasury...
US Department of Justice Dissolves Its Crypto Enforcement Team NCET
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the dissolution of its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), a specialized unit created to investigate and prosecute digital asset crimes. This decision...
Is Arthur Hayes Right About $1M Bitcoin? Analyzing His Controversial Thesis
Co-founder of BitMEX Arthur Hayes warns that U.S. Treasuries may no longer hold their position as the world’s top reserve asset. In a post on X, he says America’s expanding...
Trump Says ‘Boom’, Market Proves ‘Bust’: Tariffs Cause Massive Sell-Off
President Donald Trump expressed strong confidence in the U.S. economy Thursday, even as markets recorded steep one-day losses following his administration’s confirmation of new trade tariffs. Shortly after the closing...
Trump’s SEC Pick Paul Atkins Clears Committee, Heads to Full Senate
Today, the US Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee, Paul Atkins, for SEC Chair. The nomination now proceeds to the full Senate...
How a Potential Fed Shift to QE Could Impact Your Crypto Portfolio (Analysis)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to move toward renewed quantitative easing (QE), potentially focused on the U.S. Treasury bond market. This expectation follows a reported meeting between Powell...
US Banks No Longer Need to Notify FDIC Before Crypto Activity: Rule Change
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clarified its stance on crypto-related banking activities Friday, drawing praise from industry leaders like Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. The US banking regulator announced it...
The Trend Continues: South Carolina Joins States Exploring Bitcoin Reserves
South Carolina has taken a significant step toward potentially allowing Bitcoin into its state financial strategy. State Representative Jordan Pace introduced the “Strategic Digital Assets Reserve Act” (House Bill 4256)...
Less Enforcement, More Clarity? Atkins Lays Out Future SEC Agenda at Hearing
Paul Atkins, Donald Trump’s nominee for SEC Chairman, outlined an ambitious agenda for the agency during his confirmation hearing, according to reports from Eleanor Terrett of FOX Business. His top...
Hayes Dismisses Tariffs as Noise, Eyes Fed QE Fueling $110k+ Bitcoin
Kyle Chassé, a Bitcoin veteran since 2012, hosted Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX CEO, in an interview on his YouTube channel. They discussed several topics, with Hayes arguing that the...
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