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Trump Media Closes on Purchase of $105M in Cronos Tokens in Crypto.com Deal
The company added CRO to its balance sheet and will integrate token rewards into its services as part of partnership with the crypto exchange.

U.S. SEC, CFTC Combine Forces to Clear Registered Firms' Trading of Spot Crypto
The markets agencies said in a joint statement they're OK with certain crypto assets trading on registered entities now, before Congress' market structure bill.

Trump-Linked World Liberty Team Floats Buyback-and-Burn Plan as WLFI Sinks
The Trump-linked DeFi project proposes using all liquidity fees to permanently reduce supply, as steep early losses highlight investor skepticism.

U.S. Government Starts Pushing Economic Data Onto Blockchains as 'Proof of Concept'
The U.S. Department of Commerce said it issued its gross domestic product data via nine blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto-world pathways.

U.S. CFTC, a Top Crypto Watchdog, Is About to Shrink Commission to Only One Member
Democrat Kristin Johnson's exit means the crypto regulator will fall to a single commissioner, Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, as Trump's pick awaits the Senate.

Polymarket Bettors Doubt Trump Can Topple Jerome Powell or Lisa Cook This Year
Polymarket sees Powell finishing 2025 unscathed, even as Trump’s bid to oust Lisa Cook tests the Fed’s legal shield.

Head of IRS Crypto Work Exits as U.S. Tax Changes Loom For Digital Assets
Trish Turner, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service veteran running its digital assets effort, is the latest senior official leaving for the private sector.

While CFTC Awaits New Chairman, Acting Chief Pham Gets Rolling on Crypto
As U.S. President Donald Trump's chairman nominee, Brian Quintenz, remains in a confirmation holding pattern, the CFTC starts another "crypto sprint."

Winklevoss Twins Heave $21M Toward Republicans in Next Year's Congressional Battles
As much of the crypto industry avoids picking a favored party in Congress, the brothers atop Gemini decry "bad-faith" Democrats as they give to a new PAC.

Crypto World Petitions Trump to Push Quintenz's CFTC Nomination in Ongoing Saga
The industry is now openly urging the confirmation process that was delayed by the White House for the CFTC leadership that will be key to digital assets regulation.
