Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

U.S. lawmakers are light on crypto heading into new Trump era

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is expected to usher in a boom time for crypto but a Reuters review shows very few members of the incoming congress are invested in bitcoin or...

EU Commission completes probe into X, to decide fine, reports Handelsblatt

The European Commission has completed its initial probe into social media platform X and will soon decide to impose a fine worth millions of euros, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday,...

EXPLAINER-How would a US bitcoin strategic reserve work?

President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a digital asset working group on Thursday which, among other things, would be tasked with exploring a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile. He has...

Crypto's charms leave some investors in Davos cold

Despite watching Bitcoin's scorching run past $100,000 and the inauguration of Donald Trump, who has pledged to be a crypto president in the U.S., some of the world's largest investors said this week...

Crypto: The Trump administration's well-stocked wallets - Crypto Recap

As Donald Trump surrounds himself with his team in his executive cabinet, one detail doesn't go unnoticed: many of his staff are cryptocurrency enthusiasts. With wallets well-stocked with bitcoins,...

AI Is Going to Transform Everything: Cathie Wood

Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood says they have a nice exposure to OpenAI following Trump's AI announcement which included SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, Oracle's Larry Ellison and OpenAI's Sam...

Crypto under Trump: Beyond memecoins, hopes for better regulation

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Saudi prince's investment firm would be keen on TikTok if Musk or others buy it, CEO says

DUBAI -Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's investment company Kingdom Holding would be interested in investing in ByteDance's TikTok if Elon Musk or others offered to buy it, CEO Talal Ibrahim...

US issuers REX Advisers, Osprey seek approval to launch Trump meme coin ETF

Just days after President Donald Trump launched his new crypto token, two asset management firms jointly sought regulatory approval to debut an exchange-traded fund tied to the digital currency or...

Cryptocurrency financial firm to plead guilty after novel FBI probe

A cryptocurrency financial services firm agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to U.S. charges that it offered to help manipulate the market for a digital token created at the FBI's behest to help uncover...

Trump effect on crypto undeniable, will lure investment, Coinbase CEO says at Davos

Donald Trump's second term as U.S. president will draw a lot of investment into crypto, the CEO of Coinbase told a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Trump effect...

Trump's new crypto coin sparks ethics concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump's launch of a crypto token shortly before his inauguration on Monday creates new conflict-of-interest concerns, ethics experts and industry insiders said.   ...

Acting US CFTC chair Pham pledges to work 'with all stakeholders'

Republican Caroline Pham, named acting chair on Monday of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission by newly installed President Donald Trump, pledged to work constructively with all...

Trump launches his crypto, new bitcoin record

Today, Donald Trump will be officially inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. His vocal support for crypto-currencies has ignited the market for these notoriously volatile assets. A...

Circle CEO expects imminent US executive orders to widen crypto

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire expects U.S. executive orders imminently from incoming President Donald Trump, which he said could allow banks to trade crypto, offer crypto investments to wealthy clients...

Mr Market meets Trump 2.0

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets are looking to the first hours of Donald Trump's presidency to set the tone for his second term. U.S....

Trump's new crypto token jumps ahead of his inauguration

Donald Trump's newly minted cryptocurrency soared on Monday to top $9 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume just hours ahead of the U.S. President-elect's return to the White...

Digital Currency Group, former Genesis CEO to pay $38.5 million over SEC charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said Digital Currency Group Inc. and the CEO of its now-defunct subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC have agreed to pay a combined $38.5 million...

Quantum Blockchain shares skyrocket on AI "breakthrough"

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC - blockchain sector-focused investor - Announces a breakthrough achievement for Method C AI Oracle, its predictive Bitcoin artificial intelligence model mining...