No, Trump did not become an overnight ‘crypto billionaire’
President Donald Trump’s meme coin may be a textbook cash grab — not unlike his $60 made-in-China Bibles and his $400 gold sneakers — but it’s not the kind of venture that can catapult his wealth into the stratosphere.
Trump’s “New” Crypto Task Force: A Policy Shift Ahead?
The SEC announced a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, just one day after the president Trump’s s inauguration.
Trump’s embrace of meme coin sours mood in crypto industry
President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an effort to legitimize digital assets.
Trump’s meme coin is a reminder of crypto’s dumbest use case
President Donald Trump promised crypto investors he’d usher in an era of legitimacy for an industry that’s long been relegated to the financial wilderness — dismissed by some mainstream investors as an highly speculative bet at best or an elaborate Ponzi scheme at worst.
Where Crypto Policy And Regulations Are Headed Under President Trump
He is expected to sign executive orders to elevate crypto to a national policy priority and form a Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets.
Trump's new meme coin is part of his 'whole enchilada' and will hurt crypto's progress, Anthony Scaramucci says
The new president's $Trump coin won't surprise those who understand him but will likely vex some powerful people, SkyBridge's Anthony Scaramucci said.
Trump crypto meme coin is a 'deep concern,' Dem lawmakers tell regulators
Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to look into legal and ethical questions around the meme cryptocurrency coins launched by Donald Trump.
How Trump Came Around to Crypto—and What Crypto Wants in Return
President Donald Trump was once skeptical of digital assets, saying Bitcoin “seems like a scam” and that crypto’s value was “based on thin air.”
Why Trump’s Meme Coins Have Alarmed Both Crypto Insiders And Legal Experts
Trump's crypto tokens are raising ethical and geopolitical concerns--and are worrying even Trump's staunchest pro-crypto supporters
'A mockery': Trump's new meme-coin sparks anger in crypto world
US President Donald Trump has been criticised for launching a meme-coin while saying he "doesn't know much" about the cryptocurrency. The digital coin called TRUMP appeared on his social media accounts ahead of his inauguration on Monday and quickly became one of the most valuable crypto coins.
Trump’s meme coin sparks backlash in the crypto industry
But by associating himself so closely with meme coins, some crypto fans worry that Trump hurts his ability to enact reforms
Wall Street regulator revokes accounting guidance on crypto assets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded on Thursday accounting guidance long opposed by the ...
Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each
Ulbricht’s conviction has been wiped out, but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.
After pivoting from crypto to payroll, Rollfi gets acquired
Kirubha Perumalsamy co-founded Rollfi during crypto’s heyday in 2021 to help companies process digital payments. When crypto ...
Trump fails to deliver crypto executive orders on Day One, but industry remains optimistic
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, rumors swirled that the crypto industry would see an executive order related ...
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Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime
Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the ...
Trump crypto czar David Sacks touts president's executive order, says Biden drove industry offshore
David Sacks hails President Donald Trump's executive order on crypto while slamming the Biden administration's "prosecution and persecution" of the industry.
SEC’s crypto actions dropped by 30% in Gensler’s final year
The SEC's crypto enforcement actions declined last year, the agency's last under Gary Gensler, but still saw a record $5 ...
'Hope is not a strategy:' Sell-off risk looms over crypto amid lack of policy announcements from Trump
On Polymarket, the odds of a strategic reserve being created within Trump's first 100 days have fallen from 48% on Monday to ...