Trump family’s enthusiasm for digital assets creates a glaring conflict of interest
The lawful good to chaotic evil of assets vs liabilities
Plus solar stocks vs Trump
Asset-backed digital currencies should not be regulated or regarded as the same as central bank money
And stablecoin issuers are banks
The US needs to preserve the virtues for which its currency has historically stood
Unless their use is defined under law, and accounting rules, they will remain a poor medium of exchange
World’s most traded cryptocurrency does not currently accept customers in the US
US firm is latest crypto group to try to take advantage of more favourable environment towards industry under Trump
Penalty for Mike Novogratz’s group comes as SEC scales back investigations into biggest names in digital assets market
Asset manager actively testing token as the Trump administration prepares to overhaul crypto oversight
World Liberty Financial’s new USD1 token marks president’s latest foray into digital assets market
Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrencies
Stablecoins will increasingly challenge bank deposits as a riskier place for people to park their cash
Judge rejects stablecoin operator’s concern that Swan Bitcoin could secure proprietary information
Stablecoin nationalism meets attention-economy fatigue
Also in today’s newsletter, ‘We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now,’ warns Republican stalwart senator Mitch McConnell
Fund group’s move to manage Anemoy fund means it is joining a trend that observers believe will disrupt the industry
But some industry experts warn that tokens are a ‘novelty asset’ used mostly for trading
Sacked ‘whistleblowers’ launch California court action against Europe’s biggest bitcoin-miner-turned-AI-datacentre-builder
Plus, the dark side of tokenisation and two arrests
Plus, CZ gets four months and outflows from bitcoin ETFs
US regulator notches a victory in its crackdown on the crypto sector
US company aims to provide ‘portal’ between digital assets and securities markets
Analysts say Tether digital coins were used to transfer funds from victims of ‘pig butchering’ racket
