Trump Faces Blowback Over Plans for Crypto Reserve

Trump Faces Blowback Over Plans for Crypto Reserve

The consequences of a crypto reserve Cryptocurrencies are again riding high, after President Trump announced that he would create a national crypto reserve with five tokens, including three lesser-known and highly volatile ones. It’s the latest boost that Trump has given the crypto industry, which spent some $130 million backing …

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How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

In December 2023, Angela McArdle, the chair of the Libertarian Party, flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump wanted to know how to win over libertarian voters, a constituency he thought could help him reclaim the presidency, Ms. McArdle said in an interview. She had an …

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A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin?

A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin?

A pair of 50-page policy proposals laying out the plan in detail. Discussions about the specifics with President-elect Donald J. Trump and his advisers. And talks with cabinet nominees about how to pay for it. On the eve of Mr. Trump’s inauguration, the cryptocurrency industry is pushing his incoming administration …

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Bitcoin Is Luring More Companies and Their Cash

Bitcoin Is Luring More Companies and Their Cash

A couple of weeks after the presidential election, Joe Davy, chief executive of the marketing firm Banzai, sent an email to the company’s board of directors: He wanted Banzai to start buying Bitcoin. On the face of it, a plunge into the freewheeling world of cryptocurrencies was a strange move …

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12 Predictions for Life in 2025

12 Predictions for Life in 2025

At the start of the year, did you foresee the fascination with what Gen Z-ers think, wear and do starting to fizzle? How about the explosion of theme dressing on red carpets? Or rosettes blooming as a popular motif in fashion? We did. Looking back on the past 12 months, …

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