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The U.S. Treasury will accept philanthropic donations of publicly traded stock to fund Trump Accounts, Secretary Scott Bessent announced two days before the children’s savings program launched, with more than 6 million families already signed up. How the Stock Donation Pipeline Works The Treasury Department said it will accept large philanthropic contributions of readily tradable … Read more
President Donald Trump’s investment accounts made 327 previously undisclosed stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise tariff pause sent the S&P 500 up 9.5% in its eighth-best session in history, a new filing shows. A 927-Page Filing Lands More Than a Year Late The purchases … Read more
A renewed ethics fight over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency earnings has sharpened as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushes to ban elected officials from profiting from digital assets they create or promote while in office. Why Trump’s Crypto Earnings Intensified the Ethics Debate U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) renewed her push on July 3, 2026, to … Read more
President Donald Trump has brushed off ethics concerns over the at least $1.4 billion his family ventures earned from crypto in 2025, insisting there is “nothing illegal” about the haul. He also said he does not track the details of the profits. Trump Waves Off Conflict Questions President Donald Trump on July 2 defended the … Read more
President Donald Trump reported at least $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency-related earnings for 2025 in his latest federal financial disclosure, with memecoin royalties and token sales from his family’s crypto venture driving the bulk of the haul. A Record Crypto Payday in Trump’s First Year Back in Office The figures cover 2025, the first year of … Read more
Vice President JD Vance reported holding between $250,001 and $500,000 in bitcoin in his 2025 annual financial disclosure, filed alongside President Donald Trump’s far larger crypto holdings. JD Vance’s Bitcoin Bet Grows Five-Fold Since His First Senate Disclosure The filing, an OGE Form 278e, listed “ bitcoin” under Part 6, Other Assets and Income. Vance … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a 5-4 decision, yet the same court handed the president broader power to fire the leaders of other federal agencies. A Split Decision for the Fed Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by conservative … Read more
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other and will meet this week in Qatar to resolve a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, easing a geopolitical flashpoint that has whipsawed bitcoin and oil prices throughout the year. A Fragile Truce Over a Critical Waterway The United States and Iran have agreed … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly withholding his signature from a sweeping housing bill that would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) through 2030, tying the measure to a separate voter-eligibility law that the Senate has already rejected. A Bipartisan Ban Caught in a Standoff The 21st Century ROAD … Read more
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act included a provision that the US Federal Reserve was barred from issuing or creating a CBDC until 2030, but exempted certain stablecoins. Go to Source