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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker slammed US President Donald Trump for allowing “crypto bros” to drive his digital asset policies while signing two bills to regulate digital assets in the state. After signing the legislation yesterday, Pritzker said on X that while Trump lets “crypto bros write federal policy,” Illinois is implementing “common-sense protections for investors and consumers.”  While Trump lets crypto bros write federal policy, Illinois is implementing common-sense protections for investors and consumers. Today, I've signed into law first-of-their-kind safeguards in the Midwest for cryptocurrency and other digital assets. We won't tolerate fraudsters. — Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) August 18, 2025 Since Republicans won the US Election in November, there has been a divide with regards to crypto policy at the state level.  Some states, such as Texas and Arizona, have opted to embrace crypto, while Democrat-domi...

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform reportedly backed by Donald Trump, has ramped up its crypto holdings with a new addition of Sei (SEI).  WLFI purchased 4.89 million SEI tokens on April 12, valued at approximately $775,000 according to data retrieved by Finbold blockchain data from Arkham Intel .  The trade was executed through a USDC-funded wallet that WLFI had previously used for other altcoin purchases. WLFI SEI purchases. Source: Arkham Intel . SEI has seen a sharp rally of over 30% in the past week, with nearly one-fifth of those gains occurring after April 12, pushing the token’s price above $0.17. Despite the recent upswing, SEI remains down roughly 11% over the past month, amid ongoing volatility across the market.  SEI one-month price chart. Source: Finbold WLFI’s broader portfolio remains underwater despite Q1 rebound Notably, WLFI recorded a strong 13.41% increase in Q1 2025, with Finbold’s Q1 2025 ...

Donald Trump took the market by storm in January 2025, when the US president launched his own meme coin in the market. Trump (TRUMP) coin since then has gathered quite a popular stance in the market, cruising through the market by documenting the regular highs and lows of the domain. That being said, Melania Trump had also launched her own meme token, MELANIA, which ended up giving stiff competition to the Trump coin. Will both the tokens be able to note a new price high in March 2025? Also Read: Ripple (XRP) Announces Major Partnership Deal With South Korea The President’s Meme Coin Forecast for March Source: Bitcoinist The Trump (TRUMP) coin was launched in January 2025, before the official inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States. The token was launched a few hours ago at his oath ceremony, sparking a widespread price rally for the token to bask in. Soon after the launch, the token managed to sit at a new high of $40, but since then has declined dramat...

An analyst believes Donald Trump could have been the “worst insider trader ever,” as the cryptocurrency market crashes on Trump’s tariffs, after significant purchases. Donald Trump has been accumulating cryptocurrencies, especially via the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project, with its activities increasing in January. Interestingly, all the accumulation happened before this recent crash, supposedly caused by Trump’s trade wars, with the US tariffs increase. In this context, the long-term stock and crypto investor Jelle said Trump is “the worst insider trader ever.” Specifically, Jelle was looking at Trump’s team recent Ethereum (ETH) purchases, which sums up to 59,403 ETH. Picks for you Here's how much Bitcoin is down since Jim Cramer said 'BTC is great thing to have' 57 mins...

Donald Trump’s newly-launched meme coin Official Trump (TRUMP) bounced back with a more than 20% pump following a steep correction shortly after the US president said he didn’t know much about the token. “I don’t know much about it other than I launched it, other than it was very successful,” Trump said during a Jan. 21 press conference. “I don’t know where it is.“   TRUMP Billions “Peanuts” For Conference Attendees When told by a reporter at the event that the TRUMP meme coin had made several billion dollars, Trump said that was peanuts for people like OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle chief Larry Ellison, who were standing beside him after the launch of the $500 billion Stargate Project for building AI infrastructure. BREAKING: Trump on $TRUMP meme coin, says "I don't know much about it other than I launched it. I heard it was very successful, I haven't checked it. Where is it today?" R...

With the US President-elect set to be inaugurated in just five days, big things are expected for his incoming administration. Indeed, one of the biggest impacts should come within the digital asset sector. According to a Reuters report, Donald Trump’s US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to revamp crypto policy while potentially pushing enforcement. The report notes that the agency is set to embrace a “crypto overhaul” under Trump’s leadership. Additionally, the report notes that top Republican officials at the SEC are preparing for those changes to come “as early as next week,” after the 47th president’s return to the White House. JUST IN: President-elect Trump's SEC to revamp crypto policy and may pause enforcement, Reuters reports. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 15, 2025 Also Read: US Court Demands SEC Explain Denial of Crypto Regulations Trump to Jump Start Crypto Overhaul as Enforcement Could Be Paused The US president...

XRP pulled off something of a photo finish in 2024 as it rapidly rallied in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s re-election from its relatively stable range between $0.40 and $0.60 to last year’s highs above $2.70. Subsequent trading has been less certain and marked by substantial volatility, with weekly swings running as large as 25% of the token’s value, with prices fluctuating between $2.30, dipping below $2, and rising back above $2.40. Finally, mid-January 2025 brought a major rally that saw XRP break above $2.80 and add as much as $15 billion to its market capitalization within 24 hours by press time. Indeed, the token surged from approximately $147.5 billion to about $163.5 within just one day. Picks for you 17-storey Crypto Tower announced in Dubai as blockchain businesses thrive 38 mins ago ...

Despite ongoing de-dollarization efforts instituted by the global south, the US dollar has continued its ascent to start the year, with the development being bad news for the BRICS bloc in 2025. Indeed, key alliance nations like China and India have specifically suffered from the continued strengthening of the greenback. The global economy is now observing whether or not its continued increase in value can continue over the course of the next 12 months. Moreover, with US President-elect Donald Trump’s 100% tariff warning looming, how committed to de-dollarization the BRICS alliance remains to be seen. Source: Getty Images Also Read: BRICS Fail to Challenge US Dollar in 2024: Can They This Year? BRICS Get Harsh Reality in 2025: US Dollar Continues to Strengthen Over the last two years, the BRICS bloc has embraced de-dollarization like never before. With sanctions implemented by the West in 2022, the bloc has sought to challenge the region’s hegemony by embracing trade in loca...

Joining the growing list of tech companies, Google has donated $1 million to US President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund. The donation comes shortly after Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced its own $1 million donation in the company’s USDC stablecoin. The total inauguration fund for the returning US president has already reached a record $170 billion, according to an ABC report. Moreover, a plethora of those finances have come from companies within the tech and cryptocurrency sectors. Indeed, Trump’s return to the White House could have important ramifications for both. JUST IN: Google donates $1,000,000 to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 9, 2025 Also Read: META Drops Fact-Checking: What Trump Alightment Means for The Stock Google Donates to Trump Inaugural Fund, Joins List of Top Tech Firms In November of last year, the United States of America elected Donald Trump as its 47th president in a historic outcome. The mo...

In what has been a monumental show of strength for the leading crypto, Bitcoin (BTC) has officially climbed above $85,000 while setting a new all-time high. The token has continually outperformed landmark records that it began setting in March in what is one of its most impressive bull runs of all time. Yet, many are asking why the asset is up more than 5% in the last 24 hours. The 2024 presidential election of Donald Trump remains a premiere reason for Bitcoin’s overwhelmingly positive sentiment. Indeed, Trump represents what is the most pro-crypto president-elect in the nation’s history. Therefore, the tide is certainly changing on who is investing in the token and its potential entering the new year. BREAKING: #Bitcoin reaches new all-time high of $85,000 pic.twitter.com/6kKMdYVbef — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) November 11, 2024 Also Read: Bitcoin: Microstrategy’s ROI Hits 100%, Should You Buy MSTR? Bitcoin Keeps Setting Records: Why it Broke an All-Time High Yet Ag...

A Donald Trump victory in the upcoming US presidential election could bring “regulatory sanity” to the crypto market, potentially leading to “a prolonged bear market” for meme coins. That’s according to Columbia Business School finance professor Omid Malekan, who argued in an Oct. 26 post on X that clearer regulations under a Trump-led administration might be bad news for meme coins. “Regulatory sanity in America is bad for meme coins because it refocuses crypto on DApps and other things that actually matter,” Malekan said in an Oct. 26 post  on X. Meme Coins Are Just A Reaction To An “Oppressive SEC Regime” Malekan argued that a “Republican sweep” could be followed by a revival of initial coin offerings (ICOs), as well as fully open token airdrops and “other kings of token sanity.”  According to the professor, the only reason venture capital-backed meme coins did well was because of the press...