Justin Sun, a major investor in World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency, said that his coins had been “unreasonably frozen.”
Category: Conflicts of Interest
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Trump Family Profits Even With Tepid Launch of Crypto Tokens
World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency token fell short of investors’ hopes. But a previous deal paved the way for a payment to the Trump family of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.
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U.S. Ethics Agency Warns Bessent Over Conflicts of Interest
The Treasury secretary has been slow to divest assets, including farmland, that he pledged to shed.
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Trump Crypto Firm Announces $1.5 Billion Digital Coin Deal
A publicly traded tech firm, ALT5 Sigma, plans to sell $1.5 billion of shares to fund the purchase of a cryptocurrency created by World Liberty Financial, which the Trumps control.
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What Happened to the MAGA Instant Pot?
As its private-equity owner fought antitrust allegations, the countertop cooker suddenly embraced the president’s politics, trying the new playbook of lobbying through flattery.
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Trump Was Already a Crypto Czar in 2024
Financial disclosures for 2024 filed by the president on Friday show that digital coins had already become one of his family’s most successful ventures.
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Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?
Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.
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S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
Paul Walczak’s pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.
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Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency
The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to help with a multibillion-dollar rail project.