Cryptocurrency

The crypto market witnessed significant volatility at the start of the week after the Trump family ventured into meme coins, with tokens they launched a day earlier sliding in value. First Lady Melania Trump’s newly launched meme coin, Melania Meme (MELANIA), has fallen more than 60% from its debut high following President Donald Trump’s inauguration […]

The state of Utah has introduced comprehensive legislation that would authorize its state treasurer to invest public funds in digital assets. Joining a wave of national interest, the “Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments” bill (H.B. 230), introduced by State Representative Jordan Teuscher on Monday, establishes a framework that includes incorporating novel provisions for staking, lending,

Donald Trump began his second term as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, and crypto was notably absent from his administration’s list of priorities, at least on day one. Neither his inaugural speech nor his initial “America First Priorities” executive actions mentioned digital assets, a strategic Bitcoin reserve, or the overturning of

Ross Ulbricht has yet to receive commutation for his prison sentence from President Donald Trump, dashing hopes from advocates, in the immediate term, to set the notorious figure free. After spending a session in the Oval Office signing executive orders, President Trump now heads to the Commander in Chief Ball and the Liberty Ball to

In his inauguration speech on Monday, President Donald Trump endorsed a mission to Mars, calling it a part of America’s “manifest destiny” to explore the stars and set foot on Mars, a nod to SpaceX CEO and top donor Elon Musk. Trump’s Mars declaration was a part of his broader vision for the next four

Elon Musk is now the sole leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy stepped down to pursue a gubernatorial campaign in Ohio, officials said Monday. Ramaswamy co-founded DOGE with Musk in November 2024 as part of President Donald Trump’s “Save America” initiative to cut government waste, reduce regulations, and

Are you a marathon runner? AI is coming for your job, too. China is organizing what could be one of the weirdest races in history: a half-marathon where 12,000 humans will compete against an army of humanoid robots to see who’s the best long-distance runner. The 21-kilometer race in Beijing’s Daxing district isn’t just another

Rivalry, a crypto casino as well as sports and esports betting platform, has added the recently launched TRUMP Solana meme coin as a form of payment. This move took place on Saturday, shortly after the coin dropped, and ahead of Donald Trump being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. The

Cashing in on President Donald Trump’s meme coin may not have been as easy as it sounds. Solana-based applications like the decentralized exchange Jupiter and digital wallet Phantom experienced degraded performance Sunday, with users reporting issues not long after First Lady Melania Trump’s own meme coin caused Official Trump’s (TRUMP) price to plummet. As markets

Video platform Rumble on Monday announced its first Bitcoin buy, less than two months after revealing a strategy to put the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet. Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the company bought its first Bitcoin on Friday. It isn’t clear how much Bitcoin that Rumble bought, but the