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Trump Says He 'Saved' Crypto, But Did Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Actually Benefit?

Trump Says He 'Saved' Crypto, But Did Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Actually Benefit?

Parshwa Turakhiya, Yahoo Entertainment

President Trump on Wednesday posted on Truth Social that he saved the American crypto industry from Gary Gensler’s “Anti-Crypto Army,” declaring America is...

CryptocurrencyEconomy & Finance

May 31, 2026, 10:00 PM

Bitcoin, ether, XRP, dogecoin lag a nine-week stocks rally as ETF demand cools

Bitcoin, ether, XRP, dogecoin lag a nine-week stocks rally as ETF demand cools

Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk

The S&P 500 posted its longest weekly winning streak since 2023 and Brent oil stabilized near $92 on US-Iran ceasefire hopes. The biggest cryptocurrencies still drifted lower, with Hyperliquid's HYPE the only major name to rally.

Economy & FinanceCryptocurrencyStock Market

May 30, 2026, 5:41 AM

Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

Rhett Jones, Gizmodo.com

"Rep. Green’s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences..."

Elections & PoliticsCryptocurrency

May 27, 2026, 9:45 PM

Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb

Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb

Francisco Rodrigues, CoinDesk

Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and highly enriched uranium, as Pakistan and Qatar are mediating.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranCryptocurrency

May 25, 2026, 4:46 PM

Crypto and the Fed: State of Crypto

Crypto and the Fed: State of Crypto

Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk

This past week saw incremental, but potentially important steps.

CryptocurrencyEconomy & Finance

May 24, 2026, 6:30 PM

10 Thursday AM Reads

10 Thursday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My morning train WFH reads: • Before you invest in crypto, watch this film: Mother Jones on a documentary diagnosing crypto as a wealth-transfer machine pointed at retail. The OC star turned skeptic remains an unlikely but effective explainer. Ben McKenzie sc…

Cryptocurrency

May 21, 2026, 10:30 AM

Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months

Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

AI Financial is a publicly traded company heavily invested in Trump-related crypto.

CryptocurrencyEconomy & Finance

May 20, 2026, 12:33 AM

Massive Crypto ATM Company Bitcoin Depot Is Shutting Down as the Whole Industry Collapses

Massive Crypto ATM Company Bitcoin Depot Is Shutting Down as the Whole Industry Collapses

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The company has filed for bankruptcy amid legal scrutiny over allegations its ATMs were used to facilitate fraud.

CryptocurrencyLegal & Justice

May 18, 2026, 9:30 PM

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android 17's showcase to Claude cracking a $400,000 crypto wallet

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android 17's showcase to Claude cracking a $400,000 crypto wallet

hamish.hector@futurenet.com (Hamish Hector) , Hamish Hector, TechRadar

The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android, Apple, Insta360 and more.

Technology RegulationArtificial IntelligenceCryptocurrency

May 16, 2026, 9:00 AM

The crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate this week. The banks are already trying to kill it.

The crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate this week. The banks are already trying to kill it.

Tina Nguyen, The Verge

Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers that goes into tech shenanigans that take place in the backrooms of Washington. Really, it sometimes does feel like the online series The Backrooms: a parallel universe with no internal logi…

CryptocurrencyPolicy & Legislation

May 13, 2026, 7:11 PM

Trump’s World Liberty to Get Legal Cover From New Crypto Law, Influential Expert Says

Trump’s World Liberty to Get Legal Cover From New Crypto Law, Influential Expert Says

Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com

He claims WLFI is an unregistered security as it exists today, and that the SEC lacks the integrity needed to enforce the law.

Cryptocurrency

May 11, 2026, 9:30 AM

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk

This was a hectic week.

Policy & LegislationCryptocurrency

May 10, 2026, 6:30 PM

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Losses driven largely by depreciation of cryptocurrency assets as prices of digital currencies tumble.

CryptocurrencyEconomy & Finance

May 9, 2026, 5:47 PM

DeFi Visa Card Takes Our Casino Economy to the Next Level With ‘Buy Now, Pay Maybe’ Scheme

DeFi Visa Card Takes Our Casino Economy to the Next Level With ‘Buy Now, Pay Maybe’ Scheme

Rhett Jones, Gizmodo.com

It's just innovation upon innovation.

Economy & FinanceCryptocurrency

May 8, 2026, 6:10 PM

She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.

She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.

Matt Sledge, The Intercept

A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race. The post She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent. appeared first on The Intercept.

Elections & PoliticsCampaign FinanceCryptocurrency

May 6, 2026, 10:19 AM

Coinbase to Layoff 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto Volatility

Coinbase to Layoff 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto Volatility

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

The crypto exchange has joined the bull market for blaming cuts on AI.

Economy & FinanceCryptocurrency

May 5, 2026, 8:55 PM

Section 702 Vote Pushed Back Another Six Weeks Following GOP’s ‘But With Cryptocurrency Ban’ Failure

Section 702 Vote Pushed Back Another Six Weeks Following GOP’s ‘But With Cryptocurrency Ban’ Failure

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

The administration isn’t exactly winning here. The GOP has been opposed to a clean reauthorization since its first brush with warrantless surveillance back during the Biden administration. GOP members weren’t upset that the FBI routinely abused the NSA’s Sect…

Legal & JusticeCryptocurrency

May 4, 2026, 8:08 PM

Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Accuses ‘Victimized’ Crypto Billionaire of Defamation

Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Accuses ‘Victimized’ Crypto Billionaire of Defamation

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

Justin Sun was once one of the biggest supporters of Trump's crypto agenda.

Legal & JusticeCryptocurrency

May 4, 2026, 7:40 PM

Trump family's crypto firm sues investor Justin Sun, escalating feud

Trump family's crypto firm sues investor Justin Sun, escalating feud

Lucien Bruggeman, Abcnews.com

The Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, has filed a defamation suit against Chinese crypto mogul Justin Sun, escalating an ongoing feud.

CryptocurrencyLegal & Justice

May 4, 2026, 3:09 PM

Poll Finds 62% of Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Crypto

Poll Finds 62% of Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Crypto

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

Despite his campaign's emphasis on crypto, one of Trump's signature pledges remains unfulfilled.

Elections & PoliticsCryptocurrency

May 4, 2026, 9:30 AM

Policy Summit and other things at Consensus 2026: State of Crypto

Policy Summit and other things at Consensus 2026: State of Crypto

Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk

We are kicking off the show in Miami this week. Here's what you should attend.

CryptocurrencyPolicy & Legislation

May 3, 2026, 6:30 PM

U.S. voters don't trust Trump administration to oversee crypto sector, CoinDesk poll finds

U.S. voters don't trust Trump administration to oversee crypto sector, CoinDesk poll finds

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep their own financial interests separate from the industry.

CryptocurrencyLegal & JusticeElections & Politics

May 3, 2026, 2:00 PM

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

CryptocurrencyEconomy & FinanceBanking

May 3, 2026, 2:00 PM

Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in "white glove" transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in "white glove" transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Techmeme.com

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in “white glove” transactions  —  The pitch was straightforward: Invest in the cryptocurrency venture of D…

CryptocurrencyEconomy & Finance

May 2, 2026, 9:40 PM

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