Tagged: donald trump

January 22, 2025 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

CI has received comments from Ruslan Lienkha, chief of markets at YouHodler, a regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), regarding the new Trump administration and its impact on digital assets. President Trump is well known for his support of crypto, and markets have responded positively… Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the infamous (and now defunct) dark web marketplace, Silk Road. Ulbricht had been serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole since his 2015 conviction… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump took to the podium once again to reveal a significant investment targeting Artificial Intelligence development. “Largest AI Infrastructure project in history” At a press event at the White House, the President introduced Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, Masayoshi (Masa) Son, CEO of… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

As one of many Executive Actions taken by President Donald Trump, the Biden Executive Action pertaining to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rescinded. As posted on the White House website, Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of… Read More

January 20, 2025 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

While Republicans are celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the US, at least one Democrat is ignoring the festive atmosphere in the nation’s capital to lambast the new President. Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services… Read More

January 20, 2025 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin bulls are on today as BTC nears $110,000 on the day of the Presidential inauguration. Today, at 12 noon ET, Donald Trump will become the 47th President after serving as the 45th President in an unprecedented return to office following four difficult years under… Read More

January 18, 2025 @ 12:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency ETFs attracted industry attention this week as participants await the influences of Donald Trump’s inauguration and the potential approval of a Solana ETF. Impossible Cloud Network co-founder Kai Wawrzinek said VanEck’s newly proposed Onchain Economy ETF could make crypto’s bull-bear rollercoaster a thing of… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 11:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) unveiled its new “Repair, Reform, and Thrive” plan for the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration to address what it said are “the nation’s broken banking regulations and kickstart economic growth in local communities.” The… Read More

January 6, 2025 @ 9:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

deVere Group CEO Nigel Green believes the United States will acquire as many as 400,000 Bitcoin in 2025 as part of a strategic reserve. That will help propel a historic Bitcoin run while reinforcing the dollar’s dominance. Green, who predicted Bitcoin would top $100,000, believes… Read More

January 5, 2025 @ 8:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MatterFi founder Michael “Mehow” Pospieszalski believes he has created the infrastructure cryptocurrency needs to go mainstream. When the time is right, MatterFi’s technology could simplify crypto usage for billions of people. The company develops new security infrastructure for software wallets, hardware wallets and custody systems,… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the latest twist in the unpredictable world of crypto and high-stakes finance, Justin Sun, the Chinese-born entrepreneur and founder of the Tron (TRX) blockchain, has emerged as a somewhat unlikely and unexpected ally of President-elect Donald Trump. This development, reported by the Wall Street… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As he looks ahead to 2025, DECTA CEO Scott Dawson sees SMEs, Donald Trump, an AI backlash, Open Banking, and PSD3 making headlines. The ‘real’ year of the SME Dawson said markets were assured that 2024 was going be the Year of the SME, but… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

President-Elect Donald Trump has announced the team that will be leading the tech charge including crypto and Artificial Intelligence (AI). During the Biden Administration, both digital assets and AI development were dissuaded via various means. The anti-tech posture of the Administration pushed multiple prominent VCs… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 10:46 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

From Donald Trump’s strategic Bitcoin reserve to the potential for a Santa rally, fintech CEOs had plenty to say about the world’s most popular cryptocurrency this week. Tim Kravchunovsky, founder and CEO of the decentralized telecommunications network Chirp, said it is great to see Donald… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 3:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paused rate cuts and full-blown currency wars await markets and investors in 2025, predicts deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Investors should prepare for heightened volatility in global markets as much-discussed potential trade wars risk morphing into full-blown currency wars under Donald Trump’s leadership, Green warns…. Read More

December 14, 2024 @ 11:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicts Bitcoin is likely to surge to $150,000 by mid-2025, and he’s been right before. His statement comes as the cryptocurrency is once again back above $100,000 after hitting the milestone for the first time last week. “Bitcoin is up… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Political turbulence in Europe and Asia is driving renewed focus on decentralized, non-government-backed currencies like Bitcoin. That is one reason why deVere Group CEO Nigel Green sees the cryptocurrency’s value topping $120,000 in the coming months. Green made the comments in the wake of a… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, to lead the nations top securities regulator as the Chairman of the Commission Announcing the appointment on Truth Social, Trump stated: “I am delighted to announce the nomination of Paul Atkins to be the… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

President-elect Donald Trump has emerged as the top advocate of digital assets and the need to enable crypto innovation. This contrasts with the outgoing President Joe Biden, whose administration sought to crush digital asset innovation at every opportunity. Today, during a House Financial Services Committee… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 11:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

With Bitcoin soaring to nearly $100,000 and gaining unprecedented recognition on the global stage, the time has come for the UK to embrace the idea of a strategic Bitcoin reserve, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green said this week. There has been chatter in the US… Read More