Tag: Cryptocurrency
Trump Media’s latest crypto venture borrows a page from the MicroStrategy playbook: hoard a specific cryptocurrency and dress it up as a business
President Donald Trump’s personal crypto ventures are expanding again, this time with plans for a digital asset treasury company that holds an alternative cryptocurrency.
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Trump media firm raises $6.4 billion to invest in Crypto.com’s digital token, deal includes purchase of Trump stock
The Trump crypto empire keeps on expanding. On Tuesday, the company that owns the Trump family’s media properties announced it has raised $6.42 billion...
Are sports prediction markets betting or investing? Two new Robinhood lawsuits could define how they are regulated going forward
We may be four years removed from the meme stock mania of 2020, but the line between investing and gambling has never been more...
A Crypto Micronation Is Making Friends at the White House
When I visited the Free Republic of Liberland in April 2023, on its eighth anniversary, there was little to indicate that the tiny proto-nation—which...
Ethereum soars near record after Fed Chair says ‘balance of risks’ is shifting
Jerome Powell set off a Friday boom in the crypto markets. After the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated Friday morning that September...
Bitcoin dips ahead of Fed Chair’s remarks at Jackson Hole
Crypto investors are holding their breaths before Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, speaks Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Bitcoin has dipped about...
Kanye West Said Memecoins ‘Prey On Fans.’ Then He Apparently Launched One
Kanye West, the hip-hop artist who goes by Ye, appears to have launched his own cryptocurrency, YZY, sparking a riot of trading activity.In February,...
MeetTrump’s inner crypto circle: Eric, Don Jr.—and a lot of tattoos
On a sweltering mid-August day in New York City, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. swung open the doors to a boardroom at the...
Crypto wallet provider MetaMask to offer a stablecoin with Stripe’s Bridge
Leading crypto wallet provider MetaMask is launching its own stablecoin in partnership with payment giant Stripe Inc.’s stablecoin arm, Bridge, and decentralized stablecoin platform...
Blockchain.com adds former CEO of KPMG to board as longtime crypto firm eyes IPO
Amid a banner year for Bitcoin, two crypto firms have held initial public offerings, and more are hoping to do the same. One of...