Crypto Emerges From the Tariff War
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs.Trump’s on-again, off-again import levies dominated the week. At the beginning, tariffs sent stocks and crypto appreciably lower. By the end, with all new non-China tariffs paused for…
More Deputy Attorney General, Less New York Attorney General
Follow Frank on X. On Monday, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Blanche published a memo entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution” in which he stated that the U.S. Department of Justice will…
This year’s top ETF strategy? Shorting Ether — Bloomberg Intelligence
Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas.Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short…
Ripple’s ‘defining moment,’ Binance’s ongoing purge
Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption of its XRP Ledger technology. The…
Bitcoin price preparing for ‘up only mode’ as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019
Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven…
US Fed ‘absolutely’ ready to step in if liquidity dries up — Voting member
The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if…
Fed’s Kashkari hints at liquidity support — Is $100K Bitcoin back on the table?
Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, addressed the issue of rising Treasury yields on April 11, suggesting that they might indicate a shift in investor sentiment away from…
Bitcoin’s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift
A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric signaled a potential shift in its positioning after BTC’s long-term holder realized cap (LTH Realized Cap) surpassed $18 billion for the first time since September…
U.S. SEC’s Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could consider a short-term crypto oversight framework to allow firms to keep innovating while the agency works out a more permanent…
Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined
In a significant win for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, US President Donald Trump overturned the Internal Revenue Service’s DeFi broker rule, which would have expanded existing reporting requirements to include…