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Discussions around the personal enrichment and potential conflict of interest arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto asset ventures gained steam over the past week. These concerns are slowing not only the progress of the stablecoin legislation but also broader crypto policy. The founder of fintech venture capital fund Launchpad Capital, Ryan Gilbert, told CNBC: “It’s […] The post Concerns over Trump’s conflict of interest are slowing the progress of broader crypto policy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The vice president disclosed holding up to $500,001 in Bitcoin in August 2024, but seems to have taken a back seat to Donald Trump in pushing crypto policies at the White House. US Vice President JD Vance will speak at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, roughly a year after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the same event. According to a May 9 notice from the event’s organizers, Vance will address conference attendees in person on May 28, making him the first sitting US vice president to speak at a digital asset conference. Trump provided a pre-recorded video of himself from the White House to the organizers of the Digital Asset Summit in March — his first appearance at a crypto event since taking office in January — and spoke in person at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville while campaigning. Read more

Crypto governance has experienced a busy week: the SEC has opened tokenization discussions with Wall Street names like BlackRock and Nasdaq, Senate Democrats have questioned Donald Trump’s links to a meme coin and DeFi venture, and a long-awaited stablecoin framework has collapsed in a split vote. The post Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: Trump’s Crypto Links Spark Ethics Concerns, Stablecoin Framework in Limbo appeared first on Cryptonews.

Democratic senators have requested that the US Treasury and Justice Department investigate President Donald Trump’s crypto ties to Binance, Bloomberg News reported on May 9. According to the report, the lawmakers made the request in a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi.  Details about oversight actions The letter, which […] The post Democrat Senators urge Treasury, DOJ to probe Trump’s crypto ties to Binance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Cryptocurrencies have rallied as Trump has unveiled a “maxed-out” U.S.–UK trade deal showing a softer tariff stance. Bitcoin has topped $100,000 and altcoins have followed, though analysts note low volume may bring short-term swings as markets await more details. The post Bitcoin Rockets Past $100K on Trump’s ‘Maxed-Out’ UK Deal – Volatility Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A March social media post announcing the president's plans for a strategic crypto reserve reportedly came from an employee of a lobbying firm tied to Ripple Labs. US President Donald Trump was reportedly manipulated by a lobbyist tied to Ripple Labs into announcing the XRP token would be part of his plans for a national cryptocurrency reserve. According to a May 8 Politico report, an employee of pro-Trump lobbyist Brian Ballard gave the president the text to a social media post she recommended he write announcing a US strategic crypto reserve that would include XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA). After he posted the message to his social media platform on March 2, Trump learned Ripple was one of Ballard’s clients, infuriating the president, who felt like he’d been used, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the incident. “He is not welcome in anything anymore,” said Trump, referencing Ballard, according to the report. Read more

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirmed he applied for Donald Trump to pardon his money laundering conviction after denying earlier reports that he’d done so. Binance founder and convicted felon Changpeng Zhao says that he applied for a pardon from US President Donald Trump shortly after denying reports that he was seeking one. Zhao, also known as CZ, said on a Farokh Radio podcast episode aired May 6 that he “wouldn’t mind” a pardon and that his lawyers have already filed the paperwork on his behalf “I got lawyers applying,” Zhao said, adding that he submitted the request after Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported in March that he was seeking a pardon from Trump amid discussions of a business deal between the Trump family and Binance.US. Read more

More than half of the top 25 TRUMP tokenholders — those eligible to apply for a "VIP tour" with the president — reportedly used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based users. At least some of the top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin who apply to attend a private dinner with the president could be based outside the United States. According to a May 7 Bloomberg report based on an analysis of the top TRUMP tokenholders, 19 of the top 25 wallets on the leaderboard used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based customers, suggesting either foreign nationals or Americans living abroad. In addition, more than half of the top 220 holders — the group eligible to apply for a dinner with the president — also used exchanges in other countries. As of May 7, the identities of the top tokenholders and those who might choose to apply for the May 22 Trump dinner and “special VIP tour” were unknown. However, the project stated that anyone who applied could not bring guests, had to pass a background check, and “can not be from ...

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As crypto regulation softens under Trump, Deribit and other global firms are reassessing opportunities in the US market. Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange, is weighing an entry into the US market, encouraged by what it sees as a friendlier regulatory climate under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a recent Financial Times report. The Dubai-based exchange, which processed $1.3 trillion in notional volume last year, is “actively reassessing potential opportunities” in the United States, CEO Luuk Strijers told the FT. He cited the “recent shift toward a more favorable regulatory stance on crypto in the US” as a key motivator behind the decision. Read more

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis reportedly said the reward for Donald Trump's memecoin holders "gives [her] pause" while cozying up to the president's Bitcoin reserve plan. Senator Cynthia Lummis and at least one other Republican in Congress are reportedly critical of US President Donald Trump for offering the top holders of his memecoin a dinner and White House tour. According to a May 2 CNBC report, Lummis said the idea that the US president was offering exclusive access to himself and the White House for people willing to pay for it “gives [her] pause.” She wasn’t the only member of the Republican Party to be critical of Trump’s memecoin perks, announced on April 23, roughly three months after the then-president-elect launched the TRUMP token.   “I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to charge people to come into the Capitol and take a tour,” said Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, according to NBC News. Read more

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