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Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure showed how closely digital-asset policy, personal financial interests, branded tokens, and presidential power now sit together. His highly scrutinized recent filing points to a governance problem that extends well beyond any one politician, because crypto can convert access, symbolism, and regulatory attitudes into value faster than older business interests ever […] The post Trump’s crypto disclosure exposes an institutional problem that markets price in real time appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Five senators called for committee hearings to investigate US President Donald Trump’s policies potentially being influenced by crypto funding from United Arab Emirates-linked and other entities. Five Democratic senators have called for committee hearings “to investigate the national security implications of President Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings” as the chamber considers digital asset market structure legislation. In a Friday notice, the Democratic ranking members of five US Senate committees and subcommittees asked lawmakers to address President Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure, in which he reported earning about $1.4 billion connected to crypto ventures like his memecoin and family’s World Liberty Financial platform. The lawmakers said that the reports “heighten concerns about the President pushing Congress to pass crypto legislation in favor of the very industry he’s cashing in on,” referring to the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, on which the Senate is expected to vote this month. ...

Donald Trump confirmed on social media that he would not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a ban on a US CBDC until the end of 2030, setting the stage for the bill to become law on Saturday. A bipartisan housing bill containing a ban on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States is set to become law as the deadline approaches for President Donald Trump to sign it. Just after midnight on Friday, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will have been in Trump’s hands for 10 days, excluding Sundays, the maximum amount of time a bill can be on the president’s desk without a veto or a signature. Under the US Constitution, the legislation will automatically become law without action from Trump, who canceled the signing ceremony for the bill on Jun 24. In a Friday social media post, Trump confirmed that he would not sign the housing bill, calling Republicans in Congress who voted on the legislation “dumb” and urging the Senate to instead prioritize a controversial voting bill, t...

Bitcoin fell, altcoins slid after Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is "over" as U.S. and Iran traded airstrikes.

US President Donald Trump once called Bitcoin “a scam,” but admitted on Monday that he got involved in crypto “a little bit for politics.” US President Donald Trump says he got involved in crypto “for politics” and became pro-crypto after seeing how much money the industry was making. At a press conference in the Oval Office on Monday to announce “Trump Accounts,” an investment account for children under 18, Trump was asked whether the accounts would allow for Bitcoin (BTC). “I’ve become a big crypto guy only for one reason: If we don’t have it, China’s going to have it,” Trump answered. “I’m a fan, I wasn’t initially, I didn’t know much about it, but, for some of my first term, I wasn’t much involved, and I watched it grow, and it's a huge industry.” Read more

The CLARITY Act's two biggest obstacles are moving in opposite directions this week. Law enforcement opposition is softening, while the ethics fight over crypto conflicts of interest is sharpening. Before this week, forecasters and prediction markets already had CLARITY at a coin flip of becoming law in 2026. The core blockers were floor time, an […] The post Trump memecoin ethics fight still controls CLARITY Act vote after law enforcement opposition cracks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Nansen analysis shows that just under half a million wallets profited on Donald Trump’s memecoin, while the large majority of buyers lost out. Nearly 1 million buyers of Official Trump (TRUMP), US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, have lost a collective $3.8 billion on the token as of the end of June, newly reported analysis shows. As of the end of last month, 988,905 TRUMP buyers, or around two out of every three buyers, have lost money on the memecoin, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing a report by analytics firm Nansen. Those buyers lost a total of $3.81 billion, which includes those who have held on to the token at a loss. Read more

OpenAI has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% equity stake in early Trump administration talks as Washington tightens AI model oversight. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% equity stake as artificial intelligence oversight in Washington intensifies. The company raised the idea in early discussions with the Trump administration as it seeks to navigate a tougher political environment ahead of a potential public listing, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that giving the public a financial stake in the company would be the best way to share the economic benefits of the booming AI industry. Read more

Trump's financial disclosure reveals $1.4B in 2025 crypto income from World Liberty Financial, TRUMP meme coin royalties, and a stablecoin equity sale. The post Trump’s Government Filing Just Revealed $1.4 Billion in Crypto Earnings Last Year, And His Stablecoin Is Already Under Scrutiny appeared first on Cryptonews.

Memecoin sales and royalties made the most money for Trump last year, more than all of his golf courses combined. US President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more income for him in 2025 than his real estate and resort businesses, according to his latest financial disclosures.  Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure report was released by the US Office of Government Ethics on Tuesday, revealing more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto-related ventures last year.  The filings show Trump has profited substantially from an industry that he’s simultaneously regulating, which critics say creates a conflict of interest. In 2025, his administration pushed pro-crypto policy, a friendlier regulatory environment and executive orders favorable to digital assets, while his family’s ventures generated vast income as crypto markets surged to an all-time high.  Read more

Congress is moving to fix how the US tax code treats crypto mining and staking rewards, and for validators and their institutional clients, the fix is long overdue. H.R. 9175, the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act, would let miners and stakers defer tax on newly minted tokens until they sell them, ending a […] The post Trump’s Bitcoin made in America push runs into a power problem the tax bill cannot fix appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The CLARITY Act, the crypto industry’s most important bill in Congress, is running out of time. The bill, which would establish federal rules for the crypto industry, is increasingly at risk of slipping deeper into the 2026 election year amid renewed partisan fights and a new demand from President Donald Trump that has made an […] The post CLARITY Act chances of passage this year falls to 50% after Trump’s new demands appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act included a provision that the US Federal Reserve was barred from issuing or creating a CBDC until 2030, but exempted certain stablecoins. US President Donald Trump cancelled the signing ceremony for a housing bill containing a ban on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as he looked for Republicans in Congress to prioritize a controversial voting bill. In a Wednesday morning Truth Social post, Trump said that the signing for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives, would be cancelled “until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE America Act.” Source: Donald Trump Read more

On June 22, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that put the federal government’s most sensitive civilian computer systems on a 2031 post-quantum security timetable while launching a national effort to accelerate the development of advanced quantum computers. One order requires federal high-value assets and high-impact systems to adopt post-quantum cryptography for establishing encryption […] The post Trump’s quantum computing push puts $449 billion in “exposed Bitcoin” back in the limelight appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Trump's twin quantum computing executive orders set a 2030–2031 PQC migration deadline and name "harvest now, decrypt later" as an active threat. Here's what it means for Bitcoin's price and protocol roadmap. The post Trump, Crypto, and His Quantum Computer Executive Orders: Washington’s and Bitcoin’s Security Perspectives appeared first on Cryptonews.

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as “an opportunity to use the power of the presidency to make [Trump] and his family even richer.” Some of the fighters in Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn will be paid bonuses in stablecoins issued by the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial. On Monday, World Liberty confirmed that UFC would pay up to $250,000 in bonuses using USD1, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by the company. UFC had previously made a similar announcement before the event.  The price of USD1 jumped above $1 on June 12 and remained there, according to CoinMarketCap data at last look. Trading volume in the past 24 hours was up more than 93%, at $2.38 billion. Read more

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as “an opportunity to use the power of the presidency to make [Trump] and his family even richer.” Some of the fighters in Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn will be paid bonuses in stablecoins issued by the Trump family crypto company, World Liberty Financial. On Monday, World Liberty confirmed that UFC would pay up to $250,000 in bonuses using USD1, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by the company. UFC had made a similar announcement before the event. The price of USD1 jumped above $1 on Friday and remained there, according to CoinMarketCap data at last look. Trading volume in the past 24 hours was up more than 93%, at $2.38 billion. Read more

Bitcoin climbed back above $65,000 earlier today, reversing weeks of intense selling pressure after a sudden diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran lifted a major geopolitical cloud over global financial markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the flagship digital asset rose more than 3% to reach as high as $65,940, but has since […] The post Bitcoin jumps as Trump’s Iran deal reopens Hormuz – but will Warsh’s first Fed meeting kill the rally? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” sending Bitcoin to a two-week high. Bitcoin came just shy of $66,000 during Monday morning trading after US President Trump claimed that the US had brokered a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform late on Sunday.  “I hereby fully authorize the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” Trump said. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Read more

Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) circled $64,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as a US-Iran peace deal appeared imminent. Key points: Read more