Trump-Backed Miner Seeks Asian Bitcoin Acquisitions

Financial Times (FT) reports that American Bitcoin, a U.S. cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is actively seeking acquisitions of listed companies in Japan and potentially Hong Kong to amass bitcoin reserves. According to three unnamed sources speaking with FT, the firm—which already develops its own strategic bitcoin holdings—has begun investor … Read more

80 CEOs Urge Trump to Block Bank Fees That Could Cripple US Crypto Access

A fierce showdown is brewing as over 80 crypto and fintech leaders demand immediate action to block major banks from throttling consumer data access and crippling digital finance. Trump Pressed by 80 Executives as Banks Move to Block Crypto Account Links Executives from the cryptocurrency and fintech sectors called on President Donald Trump on Aug. … Read more

Ballooning Deficit Creates Bullish Backdrop for Gold, Bitcoin — Kobeissi

In July, U.S. tariff revenue soared over 300% to a record $29.6 billion, bringing the total raised since March to over $100 billion. Record Tariff Revenue vs. Widening Deficit In a stunning fiscal surge, U.S. tariff revenue skyrocketed by over 300% in July alone, reaching an unprecedented $29.6 billion in a single month. The record-breaking … Read more

Eric Trump and Alt5 Sigma Team Ring Nasdaq Opening Bell

The firm recently raised $1.5 billion to create a World Liberty Financial Inc. (WLFI) token treasury and will hold roughly 7.5% of the token’s total supply. Nasdaq Welcomes Alt5 Sigma as Eric Trump Helps Kick Off Trading Day Just days after digital asset technology firm Alt5 Sigma Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTS) announced a $1.5 billion transaction … Read more

Trump’s ABTC Makes Major Bitcoin Buy Ahead of Nasdaq Listing

American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp., has added 1,726 bitcoin to its holdings, expanding its strategic reserve as part of a summer acquisition push. Trump-Linked ABTC Grows Bitcoin Stash Past $250M Mark Hut 8 disclosed in its quarterly filing that the purchases occurred between July 1 and Aug. 6 at … Read more

Trump Nominee Wants to Halt Monthly Jobs Reports

E.J. Antoni has been tapped to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by U.S. President Donald Trump and now the Heritage Foundation Chief Economist wants to suspend the BLS’s monthly jobs report “until it is corrected.” Antoni made the comments in a Fox interview just days after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, … Read more

Eleventh-Hour Move: Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by 90 Days

President Donald Trump inked an executive order late Monday, granting another 90-day reprieve on steep U.S. tariffs targeting Chinese imports, a White House official told CNBC. The decision, according to CNBC’s report, landed just hours before the clock struck midnight, when the duties were set to roar back, threatening to reignite a trade clash between … Read more

Report: Trump’s World Liberty Advances $1.5B Crypto Holding Company

World Liberty Financial, a venture linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, is pitching investors on creating a $1.5 billion publicly traded company to hold its cryptocurrency tokens. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is reportedly advancing plans to form a public entity holding its WLFI tokens, targeting approximately $1.5 billion in funding, according to Bloomberg sources familiar … Read more

Trump Nominates Stephen Miran as New Fed Governor

The current Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors will act as a temporary replacement for Adriana Kugler who quit last week. President Trump Selects Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve Seat U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time replacing former Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler with one of his trusted guides, Stephen Miran who like … Read more