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A Truth Social post on Sunday, where President Donald Trump reiterated plans for a “U.S. Crypto Reserve” and praised several specific coins, is drawing ire in the crypto community.  Featured Video The post gave a bump to a floundering market, but the currencies picked had skeptics convinced the announcement was a ploy to boost the bottom line of people in his administration. Trump claimed he would make the U.S. “the Crypto Capital of the World” and create a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” that included a specific set of currencies: Ripple, Solana, and...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on March 2 the first five cryptocurrencies that will form a U.S. strategic crypto reserve: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Solana, and Cardano. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two largest cryptocurrencies in the world by market value. By establishing a crypto reserve, the U.S. becomes a direct stakeholder in the digital asset market, gaining leverage over global policy, adoption rates, transaction standards, and institutional investment. Trump posted on Truth Social, “I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World.” SEE: The 6 Best...

(Bloomberg) -- The outlook for emerging Asian currencies is worsening again after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on China, curbing optimism that his threats were mainly bargaining ploys. Most Read from Bloomberg Regional currencies have tumbled over the past week, with the Thai baht and South Korean won both sliding about 2%, as rising fears over a global trade war sapped risk appetite. Asian currencies have also unwound part of their January rally as a number of central banks in the region cut interest rates to support growth....

DOGE caucus looks to codify Trump's order to reduce federal workforceDOGE caucus members announced legislation to codify President Donald Trump's executive order to reduce the federal workforce.The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated 13 federal real estate contracts in Mississippi.DOGE claims to be saving taxpayers $3.6 million on the terminated contracts in Mississippi, but previous claims of savings have been inflated.The Department of Government Efficiency has reportedly terminated 13 federal real estate contracts in Mississippi,, including some federal offices according to the department's savings list.Last week, the DOGE Wall...

(Bloomberg) -- The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso slumped after President Donald Trump affirmed the launch of 25% tariffs on products from both nations beginning Tuesday, the latest in a string of trade announcements from the administration that have buffeted investors in the $7.5 trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market. Most Read from Bloomberg The loonie dropped as much as 0.6% to 1.4542 and the peso slid 0.9% to 20.75 against the US dollar on Monday, touching the weakest levels since Trump’s previous tariff deadline — for early February — caused traders to...

US stock futures pushed higher early on Monday amid uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on major US trading partners this week, which brings a crucial jobs report and key retail earnings. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) climbed 0.3%. while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) saw an 0.4% gain. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) were up roughly 0.2%. The major US indexes are coming off a volatile week and a losing month in February. March trading is kicking off with investors facing with more questions...

After talking about creating a “strategic reserve” of cryptocurrencies during his Presidential bid last year, Donald Trump has for the first time announced five virtual coins he plans to include in the American reserve stockpile – a move which has given a booster shot to the crypto trading market, helping it upend the downward trajectory it seemed to be headed on over concerns around Trump’s uncertain trade decisions.The market prices of the five coins he named – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano – all swiftly jumped after the announcement....

Asian markets climbed on Monday on hopes that China will announce a huge stimulus package that will help offset US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs against Chinese goods.Investors were also watching for any last-ditch deals to ward off the levies hitting Mexico, Canada and China due to come into force on Tuesday.Trump has confirmed 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, and further imposed another 10 percent on Chinese goods from this week."Traders are on edge for last-minute negotiations to sidestep US tariffs," said Stephen Innes, an analyst...

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including bitcoin, ether, XRP, solana and cardano. The names had not previously been announced.Bitcoin and ether would be at the heart of this reserve, he posted on Sunday.The post sent the world’s largest cryptocurrency up by more than 20 per cent from the November lows it was trading at on Friday, helping flip sentiment on a token that has been sliding since mid-January on disappointment Trump has not...

In recent weeks, though, cryptocurrency prices are down sharply, with some of the biggest digital currencies erasing nearly all of the gains made after Trump’s election win triggered a wave of excitement across the industry.read moreUS President Donald Trump said on Sunday that three cryptocurrencies—XRP (Ripple), SOL (Solana), and ADA (Cardano)—will be included in a new US crypto strategic reserve, spiking their value in market trading.In a social media post, Trump said that his January executive order on digital assets would establish a reserve featuring these currencies. Following the announcement,...