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Trump Media Raising $2.5B for Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

With the move, the operator of Truth Social is joining a growing roster of publicly-traded firms to raise capital for buying crypto assets like bitcoin.

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Markets

Good Vibes Shattered as Trump Revives Trade War, Sending Bitcoin Tumbling Below $109K

The president Friday morning threatened an imminent 50% tariff on all EU imports as well as a 25% levy on imported Apple iPhones.

Donald Trump (Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Markets

Sui's Biggest Liquidity Provider Hacked for $223M, Causing Sui-Based Tokens to Plummet

Cetus is Sui’s biggest liquidity provider and decentralized exchange.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surging to $109.4K

The price surpassed the giddy level hit just hours prior to the inauguration of President Trump on January 20.

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Policy

Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, Clearing the Way for Final Passage

At least 60 Senators voted in favor of the GENIUS Act on Monday night.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, who spearheaded the GENIUS Act. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for 137 Ventures/Founders Fund/Jacob Helberg )

Policy

VARA Fortifies Controls on Crypto Margin Trading in Dubai, Refreshes Rulebook

VARA has introduced greater leverage controls and collateralization requirements through provisions in its Broker-Deal and Exchange Rulebooks

16:9 Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Could Pay Customers Up to $400M for Data Breach

The exchange fired staff involved in the breach on the spot and will press criminal charges.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Policy

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger to Be CEO at Blockchain Association

The Republican commissioner at the U.S. commodities regulator will be jumping into the industry just as major pieces of crypto legislation are brewing.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger (CFTC/Shutterstock)

Policy

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud

Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?

The price has jumped 33% in a few weeks after plunging to $75,000 in the days following President Trump's early April Liberation Day tariff announcement.

Bitcoin tops $100K