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Senators yesterday grilled Powell on everything from the dismantling of the CFPB to Trump’s tariff policies

ProChain Capital’s David Tawil noted that the strategic bitcoin reserve race “is on and it is real”

If yields move too much higher, recessionary fears could come back and send stocks go down

Speakers at yesterday’s Ondo Summit in Manhattan urged the industry to engage with regulators as crypto policy efforts unfold

All eyes were on Bessent to see if he would change the composition of issuance back toward normalization

It’ll take time to “disentangle all these strands,” Peirce noted — ongoing litigation included

The victory lap the crypto industry has run since election night is bumping into some hurdles

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was named acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday

Bitwise’s Katherine Dowling notes the SEC appears to be waiting for “directive from up high” on how to handle litigations, for example

Tariffs issued on three of the US’s biggest trading partners sent global markets into a tailspin

RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel were three of the more controversial nominees questioned on Capitol Hill yesterday

Adrienne Gurley outlines what she believes will be key near-term priorities for the securities regulator

Looking at data points that hint at a labor market that continues to remain in balance

The 12 points are nothing new, but they may be helpful to lawmakers and regulators needing a refresher on priorities

Trump revoked his 25% tariff threat after Colombia agreed to terms related to accepting newly deported immigrants

Leader of incoming crypto task force SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce revealed SAB 121 will be no more

Senator Cynthia Lummis, who is pushing for a national strategic bitcoin reserve, will lead the new subcommittee

A Nova Labs exec referred to the last-day lawsuit “as irresponsible as it is wrong-headed”

Corresponding resolutions were introduced to “roll back the disastrous” rule requiring custodial brokers to report transactions

Donald Trump has slightly backed off from the ambitious tariff goals he touted on the campaign trail
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