After ending one of its most important weeks of 2026 on a high note, bitcoin and the crypto market are now entering a new potentially impactful week, although the actual economic calendar is notably lighter. The Kobeissi Letter highlighted several events that could shape broader financial markets over the coming days, and for crypto, three […]
The US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after the procedural vote fell short of the 60 needed to move forward. While this was “disappointing,” Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong said that bipartisan talks may continue and the bill could get another chance. The exec, however, acknowledged that the industry “cannot wait” […]
The latest stage of negotiations over the CLARITY Act has moved the bill toward a key vote while major disagreements remain. Senate Democrats sent Republicans their counterproposal late Monday after reviewing the newest Republican draft released a day earlier. The timing came just before the legislation’s first scheduled Senate vote on Tuesday afternoon. CLARITY Act […]
Whether morally acceptable or not, US President Donald Trump made a bold promise earlier this week, suggesting that his administration will pay every adult American $5,000 if his party wins the midterm elections. History has shown that when free money enters the pockets of Americans, at least a portion of those funds tends to be […]
US consumer advocacy group Public Citizen reported that crypto ventures linked to Donald Trump and his family have left investors with at least $4.7 billion underwater since 2022. Most of the losses remain unrealized. Trump’s Crypto Empire Public Citizen estimated that investors in Trump Digital Trading Cards, launched in December 2022, have suffered at least […]
A newly launched meme coin on Solana briefly attracted millions in trading activity after it appeared on a Trump-linked X account. Trump Digital Gold (GOLD) was published and promoted on the X account @realtrumpcoins1, which is associated with an official Trump collectible business. The promotion immediately attracted attention, but on-chain sleuths raised some enormous red […]
President Donald Trump met with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, and other major crypto companies at the White House on Wednesday as the administration sought to take a stronger position in the digital asset industry. The discussion focused heavily on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Bitcoin, and the push to bring more crypto activity […]
US President Donald Trump was sued on August 12 in federal court in Manhattan over Truth API, the Truth Social feed that delivers his posts to paying subscribers for as much as $100,000 a month. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the complaint alongside Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, […]
Over a year after announcing the initial plans to complete several deals with the popular crypto exchange Crypto.com, Trump Media, the entity behind Truth Social, has backed off as it has now focused on other internal developments and an upcoming merger. The native token of the platform reacted with an immediate nosedive that pushed it […]
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins asking the agency to investigate President Donald Trump’s meme coin, arguing it may have facilitated fraud or unlawful enrichment at the expense of retail investors. The lawmakers cited reports showing that nearly a million investors collectively lost over $3.8 […]