Donald Trump Jr. put $4 million of his money into Thumzup, a crypto holding company. This step further underscores the growing altcoin ETF portfolio featuring Ethereum, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Solana, XRP, USDC and others. This should serve as a fierce shot across the bow to CeFi. It legitimizes ideas that libertarians...
Imagine Sophie, a Parisian mother of two. She’s already dealing with the price of bread doubling and spiking energy costs. On top of that, she lives in constant fear that inflation is eating away her savings. Now picture that same policy advocate getting news that her counterpart has a similar...
Wish you got in on the crypto market surge when Trump announced his ceasefire on Truth Social this morning? Ethereum, Solana, Cardano – all boiled over, apparently on the foundation of… erm, nothing really. No official confirmation from Israel or Iran. Just another copy of a bad claim floating around...
Remember the crypto market surge after that Trump ceasefire announcement? A claim, to be fair, that frankly reeked of… well, you know. Underlying the headlines and the trading charts, is a very real human story. This is no less true for people residing in fast-growing, developing countries. To those who...
Donald Trump’s overtures toward cryptocurrency have set off a firestorm of criticism. A bunch of you are blowing the whistle on egregious conflicts of interest and the ostensible use of public office for private gain. His administration's swift moves to ease regulations on the crypto industry, coupled with his family's...
There is a growing murkiness between the politics and the crypto dollars. This change has been underscored by the recent entry of Donald Trump into the digital asset space. His cryptocurrency venture – which purportedly includes a $TRUMP meme coin – has ignited a storm of ethical and financial controversies....
The SEC has rescheduled Grayscale’s conclusion about the ETH ETF staking. The new deadline – now June 1, 2025 – isn’t just a red tape postponement. It's a flashing red light signaling a deeper problem: political gridlock is actively strangling crypto innovation right here in the United States. We're not...
The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure to reconsider its all-bark-no-bite crypto approach. Critics have raised alarm on potential conflicts of interest as the Trump family expands its ties to the growing digital asset industry. These recent efforts to relax scrutiny altogether have alarmed some of the nation’s most powerful...
So does this mean that Trump’s newfound love for crypto represents a true embrace of libertarian ideals? Or is this just another gilded opportunities for crony capitalists to reap profits at taxpayer expense? Let's be blunt: it's probably the latter. We're staring down the barrel of a potential crypto-fueled kleptocracy,...
