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China will increase tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% starting April 12, 2025. The move follows the U.S. decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to the same rate. Beijing...

Global markets are on edge Thursday as key inflation reports from the U.S., China, and Japan are to be released, sparking volatility as traders and the broader crypto market brace...

The direct trade dispute between the United States and China escalated further Wednesday, even as broader market sentiment saw relief.  China announced an increase in tariffs on US goods to...

Renewed US-China trade tensions under the Trump administration, dubbed by some as “Tariff War 2.0,” coincided with a sharp rise in the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield this week. The...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink spoke at the Economic Club of New York, a prestigious forum founded in 1907 to promote economic discussion among leaders.  He expressed big concerns regarding the...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio issued a stark warning about the global economy. He argued, in his latest commentary, that focusing solely on U.S. tariffs misses the larger, underlying structural problems. ...

Reports had fueled confusion regarding a potential 90-day pause on tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. Word initially spread suggesting the Trump administration was weighing a 90-day suspension of...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes warned via X that proposed Trump tariff policies could disrupt the U.S. Treasury market by reducing dollar inflows from exports.  Hayes argued that if foreign nations,...

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee took a major step forward Wednesday in advancing the “STABLE Act.” Designed to create a dedicated federal framework specifically for stablecoin regulation, the bill...

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has reintroduced the Financial Freedom Act. This proposed legislation aims to allow Americans to invest a portion of their retirement funds in cryptocurrency assets.  Tuberville...

President Donald Trump reportedly branded April 2nd “Liberation Day,” signaling a major shift in American trade policy effective that date. With characteristic rhetoric and a protectionist stance, Trump plans to...

Elon Musk rejected speculation the U.S. government might somehow adopt Dogecoin cryptocurrency through his efforts. Musk addressed the issue during a town hall meeting reported in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Appearing...

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) marked their tenth consecutive day of net inflows on March 27, 2025, with an additional $89 million recorded on March 27.  This was primarily...

The U.S. government has moved approximately 97.3 Bitcoin (BTC), valued around $8.46 million at the time, from a wallet holding previously confiscated funds.  Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham identified the transfer...

Contrary to what many in the cryptocurrency community anticipated, the crypto market actually experienced an overall pullback since Donald Trump won the election to become the current US president.  Data...

Peter Schiff, the well-known stockbroker and financial commentator, criticized the Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, claiming its true agenda is to artificially inflate Bitcoin prices for insiders to profit....

The UAE’s national security advisor and chairman of investment firm MGX, Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with White House AI and crypto advisor David Sacks to discuss artificial...

Now that the US Strategic Crypto Reserve is a reality, many wonder what Trump’s administration has next in store for crypto. The crypto reserve already signals a strong commitment to...

Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin has reportedly reached a plea agreement with US authorities to forfeit $23 million in crypto assets to settle allegations of market manipulation.  Authorities accused Andriunin of...

The Arizona House of Representatives’ Commerce Committee has approved the Bitcoin Reserve Bill SB1373 with a narrow vote of 6-to-4, resulting in a modest 1.36% price increase in the past...

Crypto analyst Mags recently pointed out that the Fear and Greed Index has once again dipped into “Extreme Fear” territory. Historically, this has often been a reliable buy signal for...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Wednesday that it would maintain its current interest rates, keeping the short-term policy rate at -0.1% as it weighs US tariff concerns.  Policymakers...

A top official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed concerns about the growing role of cryptocurrencies in the United States, suggesting it could destabilize finances. François Villeroy de...

All eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as it wraps up its two-day meeting this Wednesday, March 19. This will be the final meeting until May this...

The Senate Banking Committee just gave the green light to a bipartisan bill aimed at regulating stablecoins. The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), approved...