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The stock market delivered positive returns during Donald Trump’s first year back as president, but the gains fell short compared to other recent presidential terms, marking the slowest start for any president in two decades. Market indexes climbed 13.3% between inauguration day and January 20, 2026, according to data from CFRA Research seen by CNN. While these returns appear solid on their own, they represent the smallest first-year increase for a president since George W. Bush began his second term in 2005. The performance also trailed Trump’s own previous record, during his initial term as president, markets jumped 24.1% in…
TLDR: Eric Trump says developing nations need crypto more than the U.S. for financial access. American Bitcoin mines efficiently using low-cost energy in West Texas for global growth. Sovereign wealth funds adopt Bitcoin to hedge against inflation and unstable currencies. Crypto adoption is rising in Asia, making financial systems faster, cheaper, and transparent. Eric Trump said sovereign wealth funds are rapidly entering crypto due to concerns over unstable currencies and outdated banking systems. In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, he emphasized that developing countries require cryptocurrency even more than the U.S., as it provides access to modern financial…
TLDR The U.K. FCA has published a final consultation on applying consumer duty to cryptocurrency firms. Feedback on the consultation is due by March 12, influencing future crypto regulations. The FCA requires crypto firms to act in good faith and provide clear information to customers. The FCA plans to open the application gateway for crypto firms seeking authorization in September 2026. The consultation will shape rules for crypto firms in the U.K. under the new legislation set for October 2027. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has advanced its efforts to regulate cryptocurrency firms with a new consultation on consumer…
The Bitcoin price action has been muted over the past few days, trading within the $90,000 and $88,000 levels. Classically, consolidation periods often precede major moves either to the upside or downside of the market. As such, questions on the next trajectory of the flagship cryptocurrency are being asked. A latest on-chain evaluation has offered a positive prognosis on the next direction for the Bitcoin price. Accumulation Demand Metric Surges To All-Time-High In a Quicktake post on CryptoQuant, on-chain analyst CoinNiel hypothesized that the Bitcoin price could be at the beginning of a bullish trend. The market quant based this…
In a Chinese-language decentralized social discussion Space organized by Firefly, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a community question about exchange social products such as Binance Square. He said he has paid limited attention to Binance Square and cannot judge its content quality. Vitalik’s broader point was directional rather than platform-specific. He said there is no inherent problem with exchanges building social products, but it is unreasonable for the whole world to be building the same kind of social product. He expressed a preference for platforms to develop distinct strengths or vertical themes, and argued that decentralized social improves when…
Meta has put the brakes on its virtual reality push, causing worry among developers who built their careers around the technology that once seemed central to the company’s future plans. The social media company cut roughly 1,000 workers from its Reality Labs division last week, representing a 10% reduction in that unit’s workforce, according to CNBC. The job losses hit teams working on Quest VR headsets particularly hard. Groups developing Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform, saw significant cuts, and the company closed down some of its internal production studios. Expensive vision loses momentum Reality Labs will now concentrate more…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The crypto industry is hiring the wrong marketers, and it’s costing the market real money. The sector’s post-exchange-traded fund visibility has vaulted crypto into mainstream finance, but many teams still staff marketing like a hackathon. It’s all junior hires, celebrity tie-ins, and virality over compliance and craft. Summary Crypto marketing has outgrown hackathon culture — junior, viral-first, celebrity-driven strategies are now dangerous in a regulated environment and are leading directly to fines, bans, and reputational damage. Marketing…
TLDR Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 2064, allowing state employees to receive salaries in bitcoin. The bill permits vendors contracting with the state to choose bitcoin payments on a per-transaction basis. Private businesses and individuals in Oklahoma can negotiate payments in bitcoin under the proposed legislation. The bill exempts bitcoin-native businesses from Oklahoma’s money transmitter licensing requirements. The Oklahoma State Treasurer will select a provider for processing bitcoin payments by January 1, 2027. Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced a bill allowing state employees, vendors, private businesses, and residents to negotiate payments in bitcoin. Senate Bill 2064, introduced by Senator Dusty…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said institutions seeking control over their own operations will drive decentralization rather than undermine it. Summary Vitalik Buterin says institutions prefer self-custody and independent staking. Institutional control over wallets and staking could strengthen Ethereum decentralization. Buterin predicts privacy tech and zero-knowledge proofs will grow alongside regulation. Writing on Farcaster, Buterin argued that corporate and government demands for self-custody wallets and independent staking will strengthen Ethereum’s decentralization rather than concentrate power. “Institutions will want to control their own wallets, and even their own staking if they stake ETH. This is actually good for Ethereum staking decentralization,” Buterin…
TLDR: Institutions demonstrate contradictory behavior by supporting open source while simultaneously pushing encryption backdoors. Corporate entities often enforce stricter data sovereignty policies than individual users implement for security. Geographic distribution of blockchain governance becomes critical factor in institutional stablecoin adoption decisions. Institutional self-custody of Ethereum assets strengthens network decentralization rather than undermining blockchain principles. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his analysis on the evolving relationship between institutional players and the cypherpunk movement. In a detailed social media thread, Buterin argued that institutions represent neither certain allies nor adversaries in the crypto space. The commentary addresses how the Ethereum…