Just days before US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the crypto industry was taken relatively by surprise with the launch of Official Trump (TRUMP), which was swiftly followed by Official Melania (MELANIA) — two memecoins launched by the first
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, the Republican commissioner who just took over the agency as President Donald Trump returned to the White House, ushered out many of the agency's top officials under predecessor Rostin
US President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht on Tuesday, ending the double life sentence handed down to the Silk Road founder. Ulbricht, aged 40, was convicted of creating and operating the Silk Road marketplace, where illegal goods and services
Donald Trump’s newly launched namesake memecoin has taken another tumble after the US president admitted he didn’t know much about it.“I don’t know where it is. I don’t know much about it other than I launched it, other than it was very successful,”
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson believes the new Trump administration will begin working toward clearer regulations by integrating traditional finance and crypto.“I think that the thing with the Trump Administration is we’re going to start to se
US President Donald Trump has announced a $500 billion private-led artificial intelligence infrastructure investment called “Stargate,” which aims to build AI data centers across the country.Trump said in a Jan. 21 press conference that the Stargate
The recent launch of the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens, catalyzed by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, has ignited a mix of excitement and caution within the memecoin and broader cryptocurrency community. This frenzy has caught the atte
US crypto stocks closed down on the day after President Donald Trump’s first day in office, which went without the new commander-in-chief mentioning crypto despite the industry’s anticipation that he’d take action on day one.Shares in crypto miner Ri
BNB Chain, the blockchain network originally developed by Binance, has announced a new AI agent solution. The platform will streamline the creation and deployment of decentralized AI agents.With this new platform, developers across all skill levels c
United States President Donald Trump has officially signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, according to his post on Truth Social."I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libert
Cryptocurrencies in the emerging artificial intelligence agents sector soared on Tuesday while bitcoin stalled below its Monday record highs as traders await for the first crypto-specific actions from the Donald Trump administration.AI16Z and AI Ri
Today in crypto, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a Crypto Task Force that will develop a regulatory framework for digital assets. Dogecoin rallied after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency launched its official US
Crypto.com, the popular exchange claiming to have over 100 million users, has announced the launch of its US arm just a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president.The company said US-based users will be able to trade over 300 digital
By Mackenzie TatananniMicroStrategy stock was down in Tuesday morning trading after President Donald Trump's inaugural address didn't touch on his plans for Bitcoin.Despite promises of a "golden age" for cryptocurrency on the campaign trail and talk
By Adrian KerrThe dollar fell against a basket of currencies, the yield on the 10-year Treasury eased and bitcoin pulled back from recent record highs in the wake of President Donald Trump's inaugural speech, with the absence of any immediate imposit
Billionaire and Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban floated the idea of creating a memecoin to fund payments on the US national debt.On Jan. 21, Cuban said that if memecoins were “the way,” he might issue one similar to US President Donald Trump’s
TL;DRTrump-Themed Memes Went CrazyThe past several days have been more than eventful for the cryptocurrency industry, whose global market capitalization briefly surpassed $3.8 trillion on January 20 before plunging to its current $3.65 trillion (per
Hyperliquid said on social media platform X that its trade volume was over $22 billion in the 24 hours leading up to 11:41 p.m. ET on Monday. The platform’s $22 billion trade volume overwrote the previous record high of $21 billion reported a day pri
Bitcoin’s price has dropped by over 6.5% from its new all-time high above $109,000, leading declines across the crypto market. This comes after US President Trump did not mention Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in his inauguration speech and to issue cryp
By George GloverRed-hot cryptocurrency XRP was sliding Tuesday — a reminder to investors that Donald Trump's return to the White House could bring about more volatility, not further gains.The token, which is used to facilitate and settle transactions