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How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off

Federal lawmakers who benefited from crypto largess in the 2024 election are speedily advancing the industry’s agenda.

Bitcoin Is Down 10% Since Trump’s Global Tariff Announcement

The rapid drop shows that cryptocurrencies, which the president has promoted, are subject to the same market gyrations as any other risky asset.

Trump Family Starts Bitcoin Mining Venture in Further Push Into Crypto

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are investing in a Bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, created by the merger of two firms.

Trump’s Crypto Venture Introduces a Stablecoin

World Liberty Financial, the crypto business created by President Trump and his sons, unveiled a cryptocurrency called a stablecoin, furthering his ties to an industry...

At Crypto Summit, Trump Says U.S. Will Be ‘the Bitcoin Superpower’

The first-of-its-kind event at the White House with top crypto executives and the president showcased Mr. Trump’s embrace of the once-renegade industry.

How the Crypto Exchange Bybit Lost $1.5 Billion to North Korean Hackers

The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit lost $1.5 billion to North Korean hackers last month — and it all traced back to an account on a free...

Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack

Hours after Coinbase said the S.E.C. was dropping a lawsuit against it, another major cryptocurrency exchange reported a potentially record-setting theft.

The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself

How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?

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...

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

The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.