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Here are the 5 cryptocurrencies Trump wants to buy with your tax dollars

The U.S. president sent crypto markets soaring with just two posts Sunday on Truth Social.

Fortune · Mar 3, 2025

Mark Cuban Mulls Launching His Own Meme Coin Like $Trump But Focusing On National Debt

Mark Cuban is considering the launch of a meme coin like Donald Trump's but would send the proceeds from token sales to the US Treasury to reduce the national debt.

International Business Times UK · Jan 27, 2025

Polymarket users are hoping to profit from the devastation in California, betting on how far the deadly blaze will spread

The betting pools for some predictions have exceeded $100,000.

Fortune · Jan 9, 2025

Did a Canadian developer really invent bitcoin? A new HBO show explores an intriguing theory

In 2008, someone using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published the design of the cryptocurrency bitcoin, proposed the initial code and was active online for just under two years. In this time, they helped develop the code, answer questions and promote the project. Then, claiming to busy with new things, Nakamoto…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Turning Fun Into 'Fun-Ding': Vitalik Buterin Donates $500K Of Animal-Themed Gifted Coins To Charity

Buterin is known for his massive $SHIB donation to an India-based COVID fund, and on Thursday, he once again took the crypto headlines after turning all the animal-themed coins gifted to him into a donation for an animal charity.

International Business Times · Aug 16, 2024

Bitcoin 2024 Key Takeaways: $BTC-Centric Executive Orders, Strategic Reserve Bill, Firing Gensler

Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville has ended, but talks around the massive announcements during the conferences continue, especially with promises made by two presidential candidates, as well as a potential bill to make $BTC a U.S. strategic reserve asset.

International Business Times · Jul 29, 2024

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns against voting on crypto policy, as a16z founders endorse Trump

One of crypto’s most influential voices is arguing that a candidate's track record of protecting freedom is the most important consideration on the ballot.

Fortune · Jul 18, 2024

Vitalik Buterin Warns Against 'Trend' Of Favoring Pro-Crypto Candidates

Vitalik Buterin has publicly spoken up against a "trend" in the crypto industry wherein crypto voters favor supposed "pro-crypto" candidates without knowing the deeper reasons behind the candidates' support for the industry.

International Business Times · Jul 18, 2024

Iggy Azalea is cashing in on crypto, as her ‘memecoin’ makes $194 million in one week

Celebrities are turning to memecoins to monetize and engage with their fanbase without a middleman.

Fortune · Jun 7, 2024

Ethereum’s powerful new ‘EigenLayer’ promises a wave of innovation. But is it a threat to the blockchain?

Is restaking a house of cards? It depends on who you ask.

Fortune · May 24, 2024