US Government
Trump to Name Fed Chair Before Christmas: Why Kevin Hassett Is the Favorite
President Donald Trump expects to name the next Federal Reserve Chair before Christmas. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the accelerated timeline this week, stating the search has entered its final...
Housing Proposals, Burry’s AI Warning, and the Fed Collide to Shake US Markets
The US markets are entering a period of growing uncertainty as new housing proposals, stimulus ideas, and shifting rate expectations collide with weakening consumer data, which are all the themes...
Senate Committees Set December Vote for Crypto Market Structure Bill
The long-awaited U.S. crypto market structure overhaul is moving again in Washington. The Senate Banking and Agriculture committees are preparing to hold markups and votes early next month. Senate Banking...
When Fed Leadership Changes, Crypto Listens
Central banks rarely make headlines for personnel changes, but the upcoming shift inside one of the US Federal Reserve banks has captured global attention in finance, particularly in crypto. And...
Detroit Man Gets 9 Years For Secret Bitcoin Transfers To Help ISIS Overseas
Federal prosecutors said Detroit resident Jibreel Pratt, 26, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after he admitted concealing Bitcoin transfers he believed would support the Islamic State...
How to Sell Bitcoin to Congress: Frame It as “Equity” (Dems) or “Energy” (GOP)
According to a recent research by the Bitcoin Policy Institute, there is a broad appeal for Bitcoin when framed ideologically across partisan divides in the US. Data acquired across various...
FASB Considers New Rules for Crypto Transfers to Clarify Accounting
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is preparing to review how companies report cryptocurrency transfers. Bloomberg reports the board will discuss next week whether to add “accounting for crypto...
Bitcoin Plunges to $100K as US ‘Data Blackout’ Prices Out Fed Rate Cut Hopes
A “data blackout” in the US has thrown crypto markets into a “risk-off” spiral, sparking a $610 million liquidation cascade that dragged Bitcoin down to the $100,000 support level. The...
China Accuses US Government of ‘State-Level Hack’ to Seize $13B in Bitcoin
China has accused the U.S. government of conducting a “state-level hack” to seize 127,000 Bitcoin, an amount valued at roughly $13 billion. The allegation, from China’s National Computer Virus Emergency...
Crypto Market Faces Volatile Week As Tariff Dividend, Shutdown End And Fed Liquidity Collide
The crypto market is walking into a crowded macro week where policy headlines and liquidity shifts will matter more than chart patterns. Traders are watching President Donald Trump’s $2,000 tariff...
U.S. Senate’s 60 to 40 Shutdown Deal Restores Funding and Lifts Bitcoin Price Today
The U.S. Senate cleared the key hurdle to end the 40-day government shutdown, voting 60 to 40 to advance a bipartisan funding package that would restart federal agencies and carry...
Bipartisan Crypto Market Structure Bill Advances Even As U.S. Shutdown Hits Day 36
U.S. lawmakers are making progress toward a bipartisan crypto market structure bill despite the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, now in its 36th day. The proposed legislation aims to...
Appeals Court Backs Fed Discretion As Custodia Loses Master Account Bid
The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Federal Reserve, rejecting Custodia Bank’s bid for a master account that would grant direct access to the central...
Rep. Ro Khanna to Propose Ban on Crypto Trading by President, Lawmakers, and Families
U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is preparing to introduce legislation that would prohibit the president, members of Congress, and their families from trading, owning, or creating cryptocurrencies. The proposal comes...
South Korea’s $350B U.S. Deal Stalls on Cash Timing as Tariffs Test KRW, Crypto
Korea pledged up to $350 billion for U.S. projects in July 2025 to unlock relief on U.S. tariffs on Korean exports. Negotiators then argued over how much must be paid...
US National Debt 2025 Hits $38 trillion: Will Bitcoin be the best hedge against dollar debasement in 2025?
As of October, the US national debt 2025 has surpassed $38 trillion, representing the fastest $1 trillion increase in sovereign borrowing recorded outside of the COVID-19 pandemic period. With investors...
$75M BTC Leaves US Government-Controlled Wallets, Auctions or Reserve Next?
US government controlled wallets transferred roughly $75 million in Bitcoin linked to the Potapenko and Turogin (HashFlare) case. Earlier today, blockchain tracking platform Arkham reported that authorities moved $75 million...
Jerome Powell Signals Quantitative Tightening Will End In Coming Months
In a speech at the National Association for Business Economics in Philadelphia, Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Fed may approach the end of its balance-sheet reduction program (quantitative...
U.S. Shutdown Stalls 90 Crypto ETF Approvals in October, Freezes $10 Billion in Inflows
The U.S. crypto market’s long-awaited ETF boom paused when the federal government shutdown forced the Securities and Exchange Commission to furlough most of its staff. The US government shutdown has...
India’s CBI Targets Crypto Proceeds After U.S. Fraud Alert to Delhi
India’s premier investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has pursued the attachment of cryptocurrency assets held on WazirX following a formal appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice...
What a Government Shutdown Would Hit First: Pay, Data, and Services
The U.S. is staring at an 83% chance of a government shutdown, according to analyst Crypto Rover’s post on X, as funding deadlines expire September 30. Each week without a...
SEC’s Paul Atkins Pushes ‘Innovation Exemption’ for Crypto Products and IPO Revival in 2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to roll out an “innovation exemption” by year-end, aiming to let crypto firms launch products more quickly without being bogged down...
US and UK Announce New Transatlantic Taskforce for Digital Asset Rules
The Trump administration is pushing to fast-track a sweeping crypto legislation package, aiming to cement the United States as the world’s hub for digital assets. Speaking at Korea Blockchain Week...
Anchorage Digital Joins Ripple in Pursuit of Fed Master Account: What It Means for Crypto Banking
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, has applied for a Master Account with the Federal Reserve. If approved, the license would give Anchorage...
U.S. Senators Back CLARITY Act as Bitcoin Policy Momentum Builds Ahead of Midterms
Crypto regulation in the U.S. is picking up speed heading into the 2026 midterms. The Satoshi Action Fund, led by Dennis Porter, has ramped up lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.,...
