Month: May 2025

Stabledollars: The Third Act of Dollar Reinvention

Eight decades of dollar history can be read as a three-act play. Act I was the Eurodollar—off-shore bank deposits that sprang up in 1950s London so the Soviet bloc, European exporters, and eventually every multinational could hold dollars outside U.S. regulation, spawning a multi-trillion-dollar shadow banking base. Act II...
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Planned Crypto Hearing in U.S. House Derailed by Democrat Revolt

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives derailed what was supposed to be a joint hearing on crypto policy efforts on Tuesday, insisting that President Donald Trump’s personal crypto dealings were too urgent to allow other discussion on instituting industry regulations. “I object to this joint hearing because of...
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Standard Chartered sees BNB more than doubling in 2025

Asset manager Standard Chartered predicts that Binance’s ecosystem token, BNB, could more than double in price this year, according to an analyst report reviewed by Cointelegraph.  The asset manager sees BNB’s price rising to approximately $1,275 per token by the end of 2025 and as high as $2,775 by...
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Trump Meme Coin Down 22% In 7 Days: What Is Going On?

The TRUMP (CRYPTO: TRUMP) meme coin is down 22% over the past seven days, 16 days ahead of a gala dinner for some token holders. What Happened: Despite the drop, on-chain data shows large holders moving tokens off exchanges, potentially a sign of longer-term positioning. Blockchain data from Lookonchain...
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Bitcoin Reserve Report Delayed: US Treasury Silent After May 5 Deadline

Two months after US President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), the US Treasury Department has missed its most consequential deadline yet, declining to release—or even acknowledge—the mandated evaluation that was due yesterday. The March 6 executive order directed Treasury Secretary...
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