US President-elect Donald Trump this week announced important appointments to shape his administration’s cryptocurrency policy. Former PayPal CEO David Sachs has been named the White House’s “AI and cryptocurrency czar,” and Washington lawyer Paul Atkins has been nominated to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sachs, an early Bitcoin investor and co-founder of Craft … Read more
Given the prevailing perception of Iran’s Islamic regime as the most immediate threat to American national security, Trump’s return to the presidency in January 2025 could have profound consequences for the ruling mullahs’ regime. Despite its reckless and disruptive behavior and its military maneuvers intended to showcase its military might and impress its perceived enemies, … Read more
Bitcoin rose to a record high of $98,342 on Thursday, approaching the symbolic $100,000 level, driven by optimism over President-elect Donald Trump’s support for cryptocurrencies and expected regulatory shifts in the United States. The largest digital asset rose 4.1%, trading slightly between $98,000 and $99,000 by early afternoon in New York on Thursday. The cryptocurrency … Read more
The return of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States after the 2024 election marks the beginning of a new chapter of ambition and unpredictability in American and global politics. In its second term, the Trump administration is poised to implement a bold, domestically focused economic agenda, while recalibrating foreign alliances and … Read more