Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were two of the marquee guests at last week’s bitcoin conference in Las Vegas and spoke about the promise of cryptocurrencies—just as their family has taken a major stake in the industry that has raised ethical concerns.
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TRUMP’S MEDIA COMPANY ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RAISE $2.5B TO BUY CRYPTO
Trump Media & Technology Group announced last week that it struck a deal to raise $2.5 billion in capital to buy cryptocurrencies as U.S. President Donald Trump and his family continue to increase their exposure to bitcoin and other digital currencies.
PARDONED SILK ROAD FOUNDER TELLS CRYPTO COMMUNITY TO UNITE UNDER FREEDOM
Ross Ulbricht wasn’t focused on financials in his address to the Bitcoin 2025 conference this past week.
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: MORE ENERGY REALISM, AND THE CRYPTO BULL WASN’T OVER
President Donald Trump continued to reshape American energy policy this past week, with what we have long forecast in these pages adds up to energy realism.
SOFTBANK GROUP LAUNCHES CRYPTO FUND POWERHOUSE
Softbank Group, the Japanese venture juggernaut, is leading a consortium that has formed Twenty One Capital, a new fund that will pool the cryptocurrency holdings of the partners with the goal of amassing more Bitcoin.
ONE BIG CLUB: LUTNICK’S SON PLACES BITCOIN BET WITH NEW CRYPTO VENTURE
Cantor Fitzgerald, the brokerage founded by Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire pal and commerce secretary, is looking to cash in on bitcoin after announcing a $3.6 billion crypto venture with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex.
BITCOIN DEFI GETTING SIMPLER, BUT STILL NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
Bitcoin focused Decentralized Finance (DeFi), especially so-called “native Defi,” which allows holders to retain control and custody while allowing lending against reserves, is likely to be much more important going forward.
BITCOIN OP_CAT UPGRADE COULD BRING POWERFUL NEW FUNCTIONALITIES
Bitcoin might soon get a major boost with a proposed change called OP_CAT. This Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) would add a new tool to Bitcoin’s “Tapscript” coding system, letting it glue two pieces of data together—like taping together two notes into one.
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Early bitcoin and crypto investor Jason Calacanis recently said he believes Bitcoin will be replaced as a top market, and perhaps even relevant crypto, by newer crypto technologies.
REX SHARES LAUNCHES FIRST BITCOIN-BACKED CORPORATE BOND ETF
REX Shares, a leading exchange-traded product provider, this past week launched the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (Ticker: BMAX).