When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as more than a very nice welcome-home gift. Rumors swirled that the creator of the Silk Road, less than five months after receiving a pardon from Donald Trump that saved him …
Read More »At Bitcoin 2025, Crypto Purists and the MAGA Faithful Collide
Now that Trump is in office, launching his own crypto ventures and asking for legislation establishing (light) digital asset regulations to appear on his desk by August, his supporters’ voices drown out those of the bitcoiners who warn how abandoning crypto’s principles could endanger their community. “Trying to [politicize bitcoin] …
Read More »Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet
As Donald Trump and his family stretch into nearly every corner of the cryptocurrency sector, a dispute has broken out over which corporate entities are permitted to wield the Trump brand to promote the crypto products they launch. On Tuesday, the X account for the US president’s Trump memecoin—which is …
Read More »Donald Trump’s Media Conglomerate Is Becoming a Bitcoin Reserve
Trump Media and Technology Group, a publicly traded company in which US president Donald Trump and his family own a majority stake, has raised $2.5 billion to accumulate a “bitcoin treasury.” On Monday, in response to a report by the Financial Times, TMTG initially denied contemplating any such maneuver. “The …
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