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1 month ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Donald Trump’s second presidency may play a major role in the reshaping of international relationships. The partnership between the European Union and the United States of America has been challenged by a trade war, disagreement over the vision of the future of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict, and other critical questions. Differences in the approach to cryptocurrencies and America’s striving to dominate the sector also draw a line between the U.S. and the EU.
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1 month ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
On Mar. 6, 2025, an executive order set up the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The order prohibits the government from selling bitcoins or buying more using taxpayers’ money. Since then, it has been unclear how the U.S. is going to acquire more bitcoins, although several options have been named.
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1 month ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Dorian Batycka
The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been named one of the unluckiest Fed chairs as he has to deal with a terrible mess created by Donald Trump’s tariffs policy. Since Powell ignored Trump’s urges to cut interest rates, Trump decided to fire him via the Supreme Court. Let’s dive deeper into the nature of this conflict and figure out if Powell’s resignation would be good for crypto. First off, the Powell-Trump conflict is not new.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share On Mar. 31, 2025, Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) bought $2 billion worth of bitcoins. The company now holds 528,185 BTC, representing over 2.5% of the total Bitcoin supply. While Michael Saylor, the frontman of Strategy, is widely celebrated as the biggest Bitcoin bull, some consider him a potential threat to the Bitcoin network. Michael Saylor, a polarizing figure In the 2020s, Saylor became one of the most prominent Bitcoin advocates.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share In Toulouse, France, residents can pay for their metro, tram, cable car, and bus tickets with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In fact, starting on March 17, Toulouse became the first European city where crypto can legally be spent on public transport.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Several cryptocurrency-related news stories from Russia dominated the first weeks of March. Some indicate the sector’s ongoing development, while others point to weak spots that require more action. Let’s examine them to see if the Kremlin will embrace crypto.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Vitalik Buterin, Ross Ulbricht, and Tucker Carlson are among those urging President Donald Trump to pardon Roger Ver, aka Bitcoin Jesus. Known as Bitcoin Jesus for his early advocacy of Bitcoin, Ver faces up to 109 years in prison on tax charges, including allegations of evading $48 million in taxes. Despite renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2014 to avoid prosecution, Ver’s legal troubles resurfaced when he was arrested in Spain in 2024.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share On Mar. 26, an open letter signed by 34 crypto companies urged the U.S. senators and congressmen to correct the code interpretation by the Department of Justice, where the DOJ suggested that web3 developers like the Tornado Cash team were involved in “unlicensed money transmitting business” simply through creating an open-source software.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Paul Atkins was picked by Donald Trump in December 2024 as the replacement for Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair. Due to bureaucracy-related delays, Atkins has yet to begin work. However, a recently published financial disclosure ahead of his confirmation hearing reveals a notable detail, Atkins is an avid crypto investor. Gensler’s tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission was marked by an antagonistic approach toward crypto businesses.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Today, various governments and institutions around the world are exploring Bitcoin’s potential for their benefit. We hear much talk about adopting Bitcoin reserves on the national level. However, Brazil came to crypto adoption from a workers’ perspective by introducing a bill that suggests employees will be allowed to demand up to 50% of their salary in crypto. Table of ContentsThe bill PL 957/2025What does this bill aim for? Political contextThe bill PL 957/2025On Mar.
