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Policy

Anthony Scaramucci Says U.S. Pro-Crypto Regulation Likely by November

Scaramucci also described Trump's official memecoin as "bad for the industry."

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Above $100K, XRP Surges 40% as Trade War Tensions Suddenly Ease

Agreeing to some of Trump's terms, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. will be pausing tariffs on her country for one month.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index recovered above $100,000 (CoinDesk)

Markets

What Next for Bitcoin, Ether, XRP as Donald Trump Eyes Further Tariffs?

Buying the dip after a massive liquidation flush and higher demand for stablecoin could fuel growth in bitcoin and the broader crypto market, some say.

Donald Trump (BarBus/Pixabay)

Markets

TRUMP Down 75% From Peak Even as Donald Trump Shills the Token on Truth Social

TRUMP was issued a couple of days before Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on Jan.20 as the first-ever memecoin officially endorsed by a sitting president.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Rally to Record High Knee-Capped as Trump Tariff Threat Hits Risk Assets

The president said he intends to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1.

Bitcoin moved lower after Trump tariff threat (Shutterstock)

Policy

As Lutnick Faces U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren Scrutinizes His Tether Ties

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.

Howard Lutnick, nominee for Department of Commerce

Finance

Trump Media Starts New Fintech Platform Truth.Fi Focusing on Crypto, ETFs

Truth.Fi is the latest endeavor of Donald Trump-affiliated companies into the digital asset space after World Liberty Financial and launching an "official" memecoin.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

MOVE Jumps 20% on Trump-Linked World Liberty Fi Token Purchase, Musk's DOGE Involvement

"Our papers have never hit the DOGE desk," Rushi Manche, co-founder of Movement Labs, told CoinDesk. "There's a lot of speculation in the rumors."

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Trump's Treasury Secretary Bessent Approved, Likely Tackling Taxes Before Crypto

The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into topics vital to the industry.

Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent

Policy

Crypto Critic Elizabeth Warren Probes Trump's Meme Coin Venture

Senator Warren and a member of the House commerce panel are pressing for a review of Trump's effort to make "extraordinary profits off his presidency."

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat