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World Liberty investor Justin Sun claims Trump crypto venture 'secretly' installed tool to freeze user holdings
By Tom Wilson, Yahoo Entertainment
By Tom Wilson LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - A major investor in U.S.
Apr 13, 2026, 7:20 PM
Crypto Investor at Center of Trump Corruption Allegations Now Sees Himself as ‘Victim’
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
Justin Sun has accused Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial of misconduct and a general lack of transparency.
Apr 13, 2026, 9:00 AM
Bitcoin may be forming a base at $65,000 as 'paper hands' have been flushed out
Will Canny, AI Boost, CoinDesk
Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.
Apr 12, 2026, 3:00 PM
Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Stephen Alpher, CoinDesk
"Effective immediately, the United States Navy ... will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," said the president in a social media post.
Apr 12, 2026, 1:46 PM
Super PAC tied to Tether makes first ad buy from firm founded by Tether's U.S. CEO
Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk
The Fellowship PAC spent $300,000 with Nxum Group that was co-founded by Bo Hines, the chief of Tether's U.S. arm and former adviser to President Donald Trump.
Apr 12, 2026, 1:00 PM
Tron’s Justin Sun slams Trump-backed WLFI for treating users as ‘personal ATM’ after $75 Million DeFi loan
Sam Reynolds, CoinDesk
Once WLFI's largest outside backer, Sun is going public days after the Trump-family venture borrowed $75 million against its own token on a DeFi protocol advised by one of its own insiders.
Apr 12, 2026, 11:49 AM
Trump token sees whale accumulation ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala; senators raise questions over event
Omkar Godbole, CoinDesk
Whales are accumulating TRUMP tokens ahead of a Mar-a-Lago gala hosted by Donald Trump, even as prices hover near record lows and U.S. senators raise questions over the event.
Apr 12, 2026, 10:52 AM
Crypto Billionaire Pardoned In Prison By Trump Just Wrote a Memoir
EditorDavid, Slashdot.org
Forbes estimates he's worth roughly $110 billion, "placing him ahead of Bill Gates." And now Changpeng Zhao, the 49-year-old billionaire founder of Binance, "has written a memoir..." It arrives with the unmistakable timing of a man determined to tell the …
Apr 12, 2026, 10:34 AM
Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls Crypto Leaders 'Nihilists' As Clarity Act Deadline Approaches
Parshwa Turakhiya, Yahoo Entertainment
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called crypto leaders resisting the Clarity Act “nihilists” as the bill remains stalled over stablecoin yield disputes ...
Apr 11, 2026, 10:01 PM
Bitcoin, broader market flat as U.S.-Iran negotiations begin
Francisco Rodrigues, CoinDesk
The market rose over the week after a two-week ceasefire was announced, triggering a derivatives short squeeze that wiped out over $430 million in bearish positions.
Apr 11, 2026, 4:25 PM
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
FTX's moves were secret. Everyone can see what World Liberty Financial is doing.
Apr 11, 2026, 2:47 PM
Iran Demands Bitcoin and Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Toll Payments
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
Gas prices and price of bitcoin could get a little more entangled.
Apr 8, 2026, 6:10 PM
Crypto Investment Scams Were the Most Costly Type of Fraud in the U.S. in 2025
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center receives an average of 3,000 complaints per day.
Apr 7, 2026, 9:00 AM
Bitcoin holds steady as sentiment hits worst levels since Iran war began
Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk
Social sentiment, on-chain data, and positioning metrics all hit extremes not seen since late February, even as institutional buying remains elevated.
Apr 5, 2026, 11:54 AM
Bitcoin tends to outperform gold and stocks after global shocks, Mercado Bitcoin finds
Francisco Rodrigues, CoinDesk
The study analyzed 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks and found that Bitcoin posted stronger returns than gold and the S&P 500 in each period.
Apr 4, 2026, 6:56 PM
Tether, the World’s Biggest Stablecoin, Is Finally Getting Its First Full Audit
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
After more than a decade of accusations, the company claims it will submit to a legitimate review of its finances.
Mar 24, 2026, 7:05 PM
Bitcoin drops below $69,200 as Trump gives 48-hour ultimatum on Iran power plants
Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk
BTC fell 2.2% as $299 million in liquidations hit crypto markets, with long positions accounting for 85% of the damage.
Mar 22, 2026, 6:00 AM
It could cost you up to $6 million to grab lunch with Donald Trump
Oliver Knight, CoinDesk
Qualifying for Trump’s crypto gala can cost as little as $70,000 or as much as several million, with rankings driven by timing and strategy rather than sheer holdings.
Mar 21, 2026, 2:00 PM
Popular crypto exchange slams 225-year-old Wall Street 'dinosaur'
Anand Sinha, TheStreet
Founded by the Winklevoss twins, Gemini Space Station (Nasdaq: GEMI) is one of the most popular cryptocurrency trading exchanges. While decentralized finance...
Mar 21, 2026, 2:00 PM
The SEC and CFTC join hands: State of Crypto
Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk
The SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum of understanding to do a better job providing a combined regulatory approach to the digital asset sector.
Mar 15, 2026, 7:33 PM
Crypto Spends Big in Illinois House Races to Say Consumer Rights Supporters Are Corrupt
Matt Sledge, The Intercept
A crypto PAC smeared one progressive backed by Bernie Sanders as a “corporate pawn” and spent millions calling another a tax cheat. The post Crypto Spends Big in Illinois House Races to Say Consumer Rights Supporters Are Corrupt appeared first on The Intercep…
Mar 15, 2026, 9:52 AM
Bitcoin sold off first when the U.S.-Iran war began. Two weeks later, it's outperforming nearly everything
Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk
Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin drawdown has been getting smaller.
Mar 15, 2026, 3:50 AM
Bitcoin holds $71,000 despite Trump warning of strikes on Iran's oil-rich Kharg Island
Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk
The largest cryptocurrency is up 4.2% on the week despite Friday's reversal, with attention now turning to the Fed meeting on March 17-18 and whether oil above $100 forces a shift in rate expectations.
Mar 14, 2026, 6:08 AM
Market structure state of play: State of Crypto
Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk
Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see some forward motion.
Mar 8, 2026, 2:00 PM