Politics

Mar 21, 2025

Eric Trump has become the first member of Metaplanet’s bitcoin advisory board

The council’s work is designed to help the company become a global leader in the bitcoin economy

Mar 7, 2025

Sam Bankman-Fried cited Republican support as one of the reasons for his 25-year prison sentence

The entrepreneur was convicted of multibillion-dollar fraud involving FTX customer funds last March

Mar 7, 2025

Trump signs an executive order creating a strategic bitcoin reserve in the US

The reserve will initially be formed from coins confiscated by the federal government

Mar 4, 2025

US congressmen launch coalition to support cryptocurrency legislation

The initiative was sponsored by Democrat Ritchie Torres and Republican Tom Emmer

Feb 27, 2025

Galaxy’s senior executive becomes an advisor to the US Treasury Department on cryptocurrencies

Tyler Williams previously held several positions in the US government

Feb 19, 2025

US Senate confirms former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO as Secretary of Commerce

He said he would sell shares in all 818 businesses and other private investments within 90 days of his appointment

Jan 30, 2025

Texas Lieutenant Governor calls consideration of a bill to create a BTC reserve a priority

The state Senate will consider the document during the 2025 legislative session

Jan 24, 2025

Trump publishes an executive order to protect the rights of citizens and companies to use cryptocurrencies

The executive order also commits a special working group to submit a crypto regulatory bill drafted with industry players

Jan 23, 2025

House of Representatives says Trump’s crypto projects threaten national security

A Democratic representative called for an investigation into the president’s handling of digital assets

Jan 21, 2025

Binance top executive Tigran Gambaryan may take a senior position in the new Trump administration

He has been recommended to be appointed head of the SEC’s crypto asset division or head of the FBI’s cyber division

Jan 10, 2025

Crypto supporter Cynthia Lummis will head the subcommittee on digital assets in the US Senate Banking Committee

Previously, the official suggested equating cryptocurrencies with traditional assets and creating a national bitcoin reserve

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