Hermi De Ramos

2 months ago | moniify.com | Hermi De Ramos |Ankush Chibber

The crypto faithful did not see this coming. They thought their new commander-in-chief wouldn’t slap tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico.  Maybe it was just a negotiation tactic? Maybe America’s trade partners wouldn’t fight back? Maybe they forgot Trump is as volatile as crypto itself? They priced in the usual — an underwhelming executive order on crypto, no Bitcoin national reserve, and regulatory shake-ups. But not this. “The dumbest trade war in history.” And they paid for it. Dearly.

2 months ago | moniify.com | Hermi De Ramos |Ankush Chibber

Donald Trump has never been shy about mixing business with politics, but his crypto playbook is fast blurring the line between personal profit and presidential policy.  And people are taking notice. Just look on social media, where he’s getting called out for being a shameless grifter. While Trump’s positioned himself as crypto’s loudest cheerleader, his growing web of financial entanglements is raising some serious ethical alarms. The latest venture?

2 months ago | moniify.com | Hermi De Ramos |Lin Noueihed

First, it was Trump. Then Melania. Now, Elon Musk’s dad? Errol Musk, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, is backing “Musk It,” a memecoin that popped up last month, with plans to use it to raise up to $200 million for his for-profit think tank, the Musk Institute. “I’m the head of the family. It really started with me in our family. I’ve been ‘Musking It’ for years,” the patriarch told Fortune. Memecoins live and die on hype, and few names carry more weight than Musk.

Jan 17, 2025 | moniify.com | Hermi De Ramos |Azar Zaidi

President-elect Donald Trump is no longer just nodding at crypto — he’s putting it front and center. According to Bloomberg, 47’s executive order on crypto could be out on 20 January and will make crypto a national priority, giving the industry an unprecedented place in federal policy-making.  Under President Joe Biden, crypto floundered amid regulatory chaos. Gary Gensler’s SEC unleashed a barrage of lawsuits, and banking regulators slammed the door on partnerships.

Jan 16, 2025 | moniify.com | Hermi De Ramos |Azar Zaidi

Bitcoin and Ether may still rule the ring, but in Donald Trump’s second term, even the underdogs are getting a glow-up. The man who once trashed crypto as a “disaster waiting to happen” now vows to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.”A moonshot past $100K for Bitcoin has been turbocharged by MAGA-fueled market vibes. But it’s not just the big players soaking up the Trump magic. Coins with even the faintest ties to 47’s orbit are catching the spotlight.