At Michael Saylor’s high-profile New Year’s Eve $100,000 Bitcoin party in Miami, Simon Gerovich, President and CEO of Metaplanet—often dubbed as Japan’s MicroStrategy—shared his insights on the evolving landscape of BTC adoption among governments and corporations. In an exclusive interview, Gerovich outlined the potential global implications if incoming US President Donald Trump moves forward with … Read more
Trump’s day-one vow of deregulation delights bankers, but legal constraints and crypto changes loom large. Donald Trump hates government regulation of private businesses. During his successful re-election campaign, he promised to repeal 10 U.S. federal regulations for every new one imposed, adding, “We’ll be able to do that pretty easily.” He recruited billionaires Elon Musk … Read more
By Nandita Bose WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday backed top backer and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of H-1B visas, saying he fully supports the program for foreign tech workers. opposed by some of his supporters. Trump’s remarks followed a series of … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents had different Christmas messages on Wednesday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered holiday greetings and then took aim at his political opponents. Biden narrated a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations posted on YouTube late Christmas … Read more
by Gram Slattery WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive tariffs to use the Central American passage that allows ships to cross the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday evening, Trump also … Read more
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform funded by Donald Trump and his family, has made news for its recent acquisition of ONDO tokens. According to Arkham Intelligence’s on-chain statistics, on December 16, 2024, WLFI purchased 134,216 ONDO tokens via the Cow Protocol for about $250,000 USDC. This strategic move demonstrates not only … Read more
By Anna Mehler Papern SAINT-GEORGES-DE-CLARENCEVILLE (Reuters) – Six Lego-like concrete blocks mark the end of a rural road on the U.S.-Canada border. A police car rolling through the snow pulls to a stop. The barriers, installed last August in a joint venture with President Joe Biden’s administration, stop vehicles carrying migrants from crossing the US … Read more
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would appoint former PayPal (NASDAQ: ) chief operating officer David Sachs as his “White House AI & Crypto Czar,” another move by U.S. policy to review. “He will work on the legislative framework so that the crypto industry can have the clarity it has been … Read more