President Donald Trump planned to put special focus on his administration’s efforts against overseas crypto-fueled criminal operations at a Wednesday event on cybercrime, according to a White House official. Crypto-related scams have stolen tens of billions from U.S. citizens, and Trump was set to highlight… Read More
Weeks after bitcoin’s (BTC) price chart flashed a major bullish signal, Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly listed accumulator of the cryptocurrency, is about to do the same. The signal, a golden cross, occurs when a security’s 50-day average price rises above its 200-day average. Some… Read More
White House Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets Patrick Witt is leaving government service and returning to the private sector. Where does that leave the council? PS: I’ll be at Money 20/20 on Monday and Tuesday and NEXTPredict on Thursday… Read More
Mastercard (MA) introduced Thursday its Global Money Platform with BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure firm it acquired in August. The service combines traditional currency accounts, stablecoin balances, conversions, card spending and bank payouts through one connection. Banks and fintechs can use the platform to offer accounts… Read More
While traders spent this week watching bitcoin BTC$81,952.67 gyrate above $80,000 amid key U.S. inflation data, a decision from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission got far less attention. The (SEC) approved the listing of binary options tied to key performance indicators (KPIs) of 23… Read More
During that legislative process, Sacks stepped down from the czar role in March, leaving Witt and his deputy, Harry Jung, trying to manage the administration’s crypto stance. That was complicated by the fact that President Trump’s own crypto empire figured prominently in the talks, as… Read More
