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President Donald Trump plans to attend the Official Trump conference later this month. Politico reported on May 9 that Trump will attend the Official Trump conference scheduled for May 25. He also plans to have lunch with holders of the Official Trum

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said interest rates should be lower. In an interview with Fox Business on July 9, Hassett said, "Rates should be lower." He also commented on Jerome Powell, whose term as Federal R

BitMine, the world’s largest corporate holder of Ether, said it will transfer its listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. The company said on Aug. 9 it will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker BMNR. Tom Lee, BitMine’s chairman, cal

Iran plans to limit traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to 15 ships a day during its ceasefire with the US. Russia’s state-run Tass news agency, citing an unnamed senior Iranian source, reported July 9 that Tehran plans to allow only 15 vessels a da

Iran's Foreign Ministry said the US must stop Israel's strikes on Lebanon. Walter Bloomberg reported on June 9 that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told state-run Fars News Agency that Iran had come close the previous night to respo

U.S. core personal consumption expenditures prices matched market expectations in February. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said April 9 that the core PCE price index rose 3.0% in February from a year earlier, matching economist

U.S. initial jobless claims came in above market expectations last week. The Labor Department said on May 9 that initial claims for unemployment benefits totaled 219,000. That was 9,000 higher than economists’ forecast of 210,000 and up 16,000 from t

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel's airstrikes on Lebanon violated the ceasefire agreement. Walter Bloomberg reported on June 9 that Pezeshkian said continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon would make ceasefire talks meaningless. The Israel

Iran’s plan to collect Strait of Hormuz transit fees in Bitcoin could make it harder for the US to enforce sanctions, according to a new analysis. The Wall Street Journal reported on July 9 that blockchain analytics firm TRM wrote in a report that da

Iran said on July 9 that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with its military. Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, told ITV that the strait remains open. But all ships and tankers must hold the necessary consultation

Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, is launching a prediction market service. The company said on its website on June 9 that the service is now officially available. Users can access it through Binance Wallet. The offering is being provided

Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, sharply condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Lebanon. In a post on X on June 9, Kallas said hundreds of people were killed overnight in the Israeli strikes. While Hezbollah had dragged Lebanon into the war,

The Israeli military said it had killed a close aide to Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. Reuters and other media reported on April 9 that the Israeli military said it killed Ali Youssef Harchi in an overnight airstrike on Beirut. Harchi was Qassem's per

Binance said daily trading volume in gold derivatives on its platform has surpassed $7.6 billion. The global cryptocurrency exchange said on its website on April 8 that daily volume in gold derivatives recently exceeded that level. Binance listed the

Hwang Sung-yup, chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association, said South Korea needs to introduce spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. Hwang made the remarks at a press briefing in Seoul's Yeouido on Wednesday to mark his first 100 da

The Bhutan government transferred Bitcoin worth about $22.7 million to external wallets. Cointelegraph wrote on X on Aug. 8 that the Bhutan government had made an additional transfer of about 320 Bitcoin to outside addresses. The holdings were worth

Tether, the issuer of the dollar stablecoin USDT, recently visited South Korea and held talks with local companies including KB Financial Group, industry officials said on April 9. Tether staff traveled to South Korea earlier this month and met with

Annual stablecoin transaction volume is projected to approach $720 trillion by 2035, according to a new analysis. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in an April 8 report that stablecoin volume could reach $719 trillion by 2035 through organic

Bitcoin fell below $71,000. CoinMarketCap data showed Bitcoin trading at $70,964.27 as of 11:52 p.m. on June 8, up 4.23% from 24 hours earlier. It was down 3.53% from a week earlier. The kimchi premium remained in the 0% range. Cryprice data showed t

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reportedly been suspended. Walter Bloomberg reported on July 8 that tanker movements through the strait had stopped that day. The move was seen as Iran's response after Israel continued airstrikes in Le

Iran said it would scrap its ceasefire agreement with the US if Israel continues attacking Lebanon. Walter Bloomberg reported on June 8 that Iran's state-run Tasnim News Agency said the government would withdraw from the ceasefire deal if attacks on

Bitcoin rebounded and briefly rose above $72,000 after reports said Iran would charge Strait of Hormuz transit fees in Bitcoin. CoinMarketCap data on June 8 showed Bitcoin climbing from the $71,000 range into the $72,000 range earlier in the day. As

Standard Chartered is considering a partial integration of Zodia Custody, its cryptocurrency custody subsidiary, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg reported on April 8 that the bank is weighing a plan to combine Zodia Custody’s crypto custody business wit

Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund could attract $30 million on its first day of trading, according to a Bloomberg ETF analyst. Eric Balchunas wrote on X on Aug. 7 that projections for roughly $30 million in first-day trading volume f

Bernstein, the U.S. investment bank, said quantum computing is unlikely to pose an existential threat to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. DL News reported on April 8 that Bernstein wrote in a recent investor note that quantum-computing risk is neith

Iran plans to impose tolls on all tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week ceasefire, the Financial Times reported. Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Union, told the FT i

The New York Times has identified Adam Back, the Blockstream chief executive officer and creator of Hashcash, as the most likely person behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Back flatly denied the claim. John Carreyrou, the Ne