Cantor Fitzgerald holds assets for Tether, the stablecoin used by drug traffickers, terrorists and scammers to move money around the world.

Bessent will divest his interests in the fund and other investments within 90 days of his confirmation, he wrote last week to the U.S. Treasury.Bessent did not respond to a request for comment.HOWARD LUTNICKTrump's choice for Secretary of Commerce is a vocal supporter of bitcoin.

Daniel Chartraw of South Lake Tahoe, California was recently indicted on wire fraud charges alleging that through his companies Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global he

Enough about Solana (SOL) and Ripple (XRP)—the cryptocurrency to watch in 2025 is Lightchain AI. With its presale raising over $11.5 million at a price of $0.00525, this $0.005 crypto is quickly gaining traction among savvy investors.

The total value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation currently stands at $3.5 trillion, which is near a record high. Bitcoin ( BTC 1.17%) accounts for more than half of that value, thanks to its market capitalization of almost $2 trillion.

The fall comes after the cryptocurrency experienced a meteoric rise, fueled in part by the reelection of Donald Trump.

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I could not help but reflect on how money works in times of disaster, whether that disaster is caused by the climate or conflict or cyberterrorism.

Cryptocurrency wallet provider Phantom Technologies Inc. has raised $150 million in a new funding at a $3 billion valuation. The Series C round was led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm. Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto venture capital arm and Variant also participated in the round, which was announced Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to release an executive order elevating crypto as a policy priority and giving industry insiders a voice within his administration, according to people familiar with the plans.

Pension funds are dipping their toes into buying bitcoin, in a sign that even typically staid corners of finance are finding it hard to ignore the potential outsized returns from cryptocurrencies.