Senate confirms Atkins as SEC chair - Roll Call The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Paul Atkins to lead the SEC. Atkins is seen as more friendly to the financial industry than his predecessor. Roll Call · Apr 9, 2025
Crypto prices make a comeback after Trump announces a pause on most tariffs Investors hurried to dump crypto stocks on Wednesday only to buy them once more after Trump changed his mind. Fortune · Apr 9, 2025
Hackers go after influencers and content creators to hit followers with malware, steal data Large social media channels are being targeted and abused in crypto scams, malware attacks, and more. TechRadar · Apr 9, 2025
Trump China Tariffs Hit Crypto Hard: $BTC At $75K, $ETH Below $1,500, $XRP At $1.77 President Trump's new tariffs on China are hurting crypto real hard as the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap plunged to $75,000—thousands of dollars far from its all-time high of $108,000 on Inauguration Day 2025. International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025
Argentine Congress Backs Inquiry Into Milei Crypto Scandal The libertarian president hailed the $LIBRA meme coin as a "private project" aimed at "stimulating the growth of the Argentine economy, by financing small businesses and Argentine entrepreneurs." International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025
US DOJ Disbands NCET Crypto Scam Unit, Opts For Trump's Blockchain-Friendly Focus Justice has recently shut down the NCET unit as the department focuses on a more crypto-friendly focus. International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025
Top Cryptocurrency Prop Trading Firms in 2025: Comprehensive Review Cryptocurrency proprietary trading firms provide skilled traders access to institutional capital, with market leaders offering accounts ranging from $10,000-$1,000,000. inkl · Apr 9, 2025
Under Trump, US Justice Department ends cryptocurrency investigations The Justice Department says it will instead pursue cartels and criminal networks that use digital currencies. Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025
Inside Blockworks’ plans to build the Bloomberg of crypto by packaging data and media The landscape in crypto media has shifted rapidly, and Blockworks cofounder Jason Yanowitz sees a big opportunity. Fortune · Apr 8, 2025
Justice Department scraps its crypto enforcement unit as Trump loosens restrictions on industry The unit that helped investigate Binance and Tornado Cash ‘shall be disbanded effective immediately,’ according to a memo The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
Trump’s justice department to disband unit investigating crypto fraud Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche sends memo to employees promising dissolution ‘effective immediately’ The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025
Justice Department will narrow its focus on crypto-related enforcement The Justice Department is disbanding a team of prosecutors who targeted cryptocurrency crimes and is shifting its focus away from complex crypto-related cases involving banking and securities law The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
What's Driving Decentralized Finance? What exactly does DeFi mean, and what's driving its rise? Kiplinger · Apr 8, 2025
Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion The acquisition will see the prime brokerage integrate Ripple's stablecoin and test the XRP ledger. Fortune · Apr 8, 2025
Fortune · Apr 8, 2025 Restaurant star Ben Leventhal raises another $50 million for crypto dining app Blackbird Ben Leventhal, the founder and CEO of Blackbird Labs, also helped cofound the restaurant-focused publication Eater and the app Resy.
International Business Times · Apr 8, 2025 Bitcoin Price Climbs Amid Claims That DHS May Know Satoshi Nakamoto's True Identity The Department of Homeland Security may know the identity of the real Satoshi Nakamoto, a new legal complaint revealed, and if it turns out to be true, it will answer the biggest question in the history of crypto.
Fortune · Apr 8, 2025 Justice Department scraps crypto unit as Trump further loosens oversight of digital assets The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team was established in 2021 and prosecuted major crypto-related felonies.
Fortune · Apr 7, 2025 Bitcoin plunges 12% after Trump’s tariff announcement mirroring stock market downturn Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trade partners on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies see prices fall amid global market turmoil Cryptocurrencies have joined the sell-off after holding relatively stable during last week’s global market turmoil
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 How ‘crypto president’ Trump caused biggest crash in history ANALYSIS: More than $1.3 trillion has been wiped from the market since January, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, as pro-Trump investors lament ‘self-induced economic nuclear winter’
International Business Times UK · Apr 7, 2025 BlackRock CEO Issues Stark Warning as Bitcoin Charges Towards £1 Trillion Milestone BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns of a £1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) crisis as Bitcoin surges and Trump pushes crypto. A financial game-changer unfolds.
Fortune · Apr 7, 2025 Crypto venture firms like Paradigm enjoy banner years, Multicoin posts 56% annual growth New SEC filings show that crypto VCs had a massive bump in 2024.
International Business Times · Apr 7, 2025 Trump Tariffs Crash Crypto: $BTC At $78K, $XRP Below $2, $ETH Sheds 12% President Trump's tariffs have once again affected the crypto industry, but this time, the impact is much more widespread, and it was profound enough that $BTC crashed below $80,000.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Bitcoin plunges as Trump’s tariffs drive down global stock markets Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana sink in value by over 12 per cent
Fortune · Apr 4, 2025 Exclusive: Codex raises $16 million to build a blockchain just for stablecoins Dragonfly led the round, while the venture arms of Coinbase and Circle also invested.