Virtual Currency – Page 3

S.E.C. Moves to Scale Back Its Crypto Enforcement Efforts

Some in a special unit of 50 lawyers and staff members that had been assigned to regulate cryptocurrency are being reassigned in the agency.

By Matthew Goldstein Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany

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Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support

The president’s promotion of a speculative digital coin left some crypto investors feeling blindsided, while others saw it as a gimmick that undermined the industry’s credibility.

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton

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Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry

The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal stake in.

By David Yaffe-Bellany

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Inside Trump’s Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Ryan Mac