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Trading Titan Jump Is Regrouping Its U.S. Crypto Efforts, Insiders Say

After a digital assets pullback in the U.S. over the past two years, Jump is accelerating crypto trading globally and bumping up headcount, people familiar with the matter said.

Jump is regrouping its crypto efforts in U.S. as Trump eases regulations. (amriphoto, Getty Images)

Markets

Metaplanet Buys 497 BTC in Another Bargain-Hunting Bitcoin Acquisition

This brings its total BTC holdings to 2,888 BTC.

japan (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Effort to Kill IRS Crypto Rule Clears U.S. Senate Hurdle

With a split among Democrats, the Senate resolution to erase the IRS' DeFi-focused crypto broker rule passed with a massive majority and is now up to the House.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

President Warming Up His Pen to Sign Resolution to Kill IRS Crypto Rule If Passed

As the U.S. Senate began its process to consider a resolution to erase the recent IRS rule that targets DeFi, the White House cheered it on.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Names Simon McWilliams as CFO Amid Push for Full Audit

The stablecoin giant is moving toward a comprehensive financial audit as it expands its global operations

Tether. (CoinDesk archive)

Policy

U.S. Senate Expected to Vote on Erasing IRS's Crypto Broker Rule That Threatens DeFi: Source

Senate leaders are said to be queuing up votes to reverse two Biden-era regulations tied to digital assets: the IRS DeFi rule and a CFPB digital-payments rule.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tech Tumble Takes Toll on Bitcoin; Hedge Funder Targets $70K Handle in March

Crypto had plenty of reasons on its own to head lower, but now a general macro risk-off sentiment can be added to the mix.

Crypto plunges in quick fashion (Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Senators Push for SEC to Rethink Crypto Staking in Exchange Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked staking when crypto exchange-traded funds were granted, but the lawmakers suggest the SEC may have been off-base.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Issues Crypto Executive Order to Pave U.S. Digital Assets Path

President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight.

President Donald Trump

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Fed Chair Powell Testifies Before Congress on Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee, in a hearing titled "The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report."

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