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Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy — theatlantic.com
President Trump keeps talking about buying Greenland. Perhaps via a lump sum to Denmark, perhaps through individual payments to each Greenlander? We have reached the stage of the imperial presidency where we just start pointing at the map and demanding the
Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his “NYC Token” remain vague — fortune.com
During his final days in office, embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams teased his future after politics, pledging to use cryptocurrency to “go after violence, educate our children, and deal with antisemitism.” It didn’t take long for Adams to unveil his
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams unveils ‘NYCToken’ cryptocurrency he claims will fight antisemitism — nypost.com
High-flying Eric Adams returned from his post-mayoralty travels to unveil the "NYC Token" on Monday, moving forward with his bizarre vow to tackle antisemitism with cryptocurrency.
Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress — rollcall.com
For congressional Republicans, the year’s big question is how aggressive should they be in trying to advance President Donald Trump’s policies as the midterm elections approach as opposed to making the sales pitch for what’s already become law. The
Strategy Buys $1.25 Billion in Bitcoin in Largest Purchase Since July — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. acquired almost $1.25 billion in Bitcoin, marking the company’s largest purchase of the digital asset since July.
Eric Adams says New York City coin will fund fight against antisemitism, ‘anti-Americanism’ — foxbusiness.com
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned Monday about a rise in antisemitism and "anti-Americanism" nationwide, saying a newly launched New York City digital coin could help fund education and awareness programs while also promoting the city as a
Securing digital assets as crypto crime surges — technologyreview.com
In February 2025, cyberattackers thought to be linked to North Korea executed a sophisticated supply chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. By targeting its infrastructure and multi-signature security process, hackers managed to steal more than
DeFi has earned a seat at the grown-ups table—now comes the hard part — fortune.com
One of the many remarkable features of crypto is how often upstarts appear out of nowhere and, in a year or less, become one of the industry’s top dogs. This happened in 2017 when Binance exploded on the scene, and in 2023 when Blur gobbled up the NFT
How a Harvard grad helped make Hyperliquid the biggest new player in crypto—with just 11 people and no venture funding — fortune.com
The alarm jolted Jeff Yan awake at around 5:00 a.m. It was a ringtone designed to—among other scenarios—blare out when something abnormal occurs on Hyperliquid, the decentralized crypto exchange he had cofounded. And on this morning in early October,
‘Sell America’: Investors dump U.S. assets in fear of the end of Fed independence — fortune.com
Whoever replaces Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve in May knows one thing: If they don’t do what President Trump wants, they risk being criminally prosecuted. That was the unambiguous message in Powell’s extraordinary statement
Big banks talk about digital assets a lot, use them a little — americanbanker.com
New research from American Banker details how the 50 largest U.S. banks are using stablecoins, cryptocurrencies and other distributed ledger technology.
Criminal investigation into Fed chair Powell has ‘reinforced’ concerns over independence, Goldman Sachs warns – business live — theguardian.com
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Justice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal Reserve In the UK property sector, a higher proportion of homes in London were sold at a loss
The Rise of the Prediction Markets — theamericanconservative.com
Economy The Rise of the Prediction Markets Polymarket, Kalshi, and Robinhood are reimagining the betting industry at a time when attitudes toward gambling have never been laxer. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) The top brass at Robinhood couldn’t wait another
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