Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies dipped after Trump imposed tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, triggering a slump in risk assets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/bitcoin-settles-in-narrow-range-after-trump-sets-trade-tariffs?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Bitcoin Succumbs to Risk Asset Slump as Trump Launches Tariffs
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies dipped after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, triggering a slump in risk assets.
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With House committee vote, Stablecoin advocates achieve another legislative victory, adding fresh momentum to one of the few issues with bipartisan accord in a deeply divided Washington https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/house-stablecoin-bill-advances-in-us-house-with-support-of-trump-democrats?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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House Stablecoin Bill Advances in US House With Support of Trump, Democrats
Stablecoin advocates achieved another legislative victory on Wednesday night, adding fresh momentum to one of the few issues with bipartisan accord in a deeply divided Washington.
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Thailand’s richest man may have picked a bad day for his newly forged flagship company to begin trading https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/thailand-s-richest-man-picks-bad-day-to-debut-his-flagship-firm?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Thailand’s Richest Man Picks Bad Day to Debut His Flagship Firm
Thailand’s richest man may have picked a bad day for his newly forged flagship company, Gulf Development Pcl, to begin trading.
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Bitcoin mining industry is caught in the middle of Trump’s trade war, with many of the largest miners based in the US and the supply chain rooted in Asia. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/tariffs-threaten-to-upend-bitcoin-mining-supply-chain-mara-riot?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Tariffs Disrupt Bitcoin Mining Supply Chain Rooted in Asia
Lauren Lin is in a hurry. She has less than 48 hours to ship about 5,600 Bitcoin mining machines from Thailand to the US before tariffs imposed on the Southeast Asian country by President Donald Trump kick in.
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Trump's tariffs are hurting assets in the US more than anywhere else https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-03/trump-tariffs-us-stocks-bear-brunt-of-selloff?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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US Stocks Bear the Brunt of Tariff-Induced Selloff
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Block’s Cash App is shifting its focus to converting its 57 million active users into consumers of its revenue-generating banking services https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/jack-dorsey-s-block-pushes-into-banking-as-stock-price-tumbles?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Jack Dorsey’s Block Pushes Into Banking as Stock Price Tumbles
Cai Haun has been a loyal Cash App user for nearly a decade. First using Block Inc.’s app as a place to squirrel away tips from her previous job as a barista, and now to send and receive money from friends for drinks and group dinners.
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Gemini, the crypto firm backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins, is expanding to South Florida with its first office deal in the region. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/winklevoss-twins-gemini-expands-to-miami-with-new-office-space?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Expands to Miami With New Office Space
Gemini, the cryptocurrency firm backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins, is expanding to South Florida with its first office deal in the region.
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The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of Paul Atkins to lead the SEC https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/sec-nominee-atkins-advanced-by-senate-banking-committee?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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SEC Nominee Atkins Advanced by Senate Banking Committee
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.
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Former US tax officials urged the Justice Department not to dismantle its tax division in an agency-wide reorganization, warning that such a move would hobble enforcement https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/doj-is-urged-not-to-dissolve-its-tax-division-in-restructuring?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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DOJ Is Urged Not to Dissolve Its Tax Division in Restructuring
Former US tax officials urged the US Justice Department not to dismantle its tax division in an agency-wide reorganization, warning that such a move would hobble enforcement.
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Traders looking to hedge risks in the high yield bond market, amid fears that an avalanche of tariffs could push the US economy into recession, turned to options on ETFs on Thursday https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/traders-snap-up-high-yield-bond-etf-put-options-as-credit-hedge?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Traders Snap Up High-Yield Bond ETF Put Options as Credit Hedge
Some traders looking to hedge risks in the high yield bond market, amid fears that an avalanche of Trump administration tariffs could push the US economy into recession, turned to options on exchange-traded funds on Thursday.
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There are no tariffs on Bitcoin. So why is the digital asset is still falling in the aftermath of Trump's tariffs on global trade? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-03/trump-tariffs-test-bitcoin-s-supposed-digital-gold-status-btc?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Bitcoin’s Digital Gold Premise Is Tested Under Trump Tariffs
Olga Kharif takes a look at the crypto repercussions of the Trump administration's announcement of major tariffs on global trading partners.
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Get up to speed on what's moving global markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Nasdaq 100 Is Now in Bear Market Amid Growth Scare: Markets Wrap
A selloff in stocks deepened, bonds climbed and oil tumbled to a four-year low as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the damage of a trade war will be bigger than anticipated, with the potential effects including higher inflation and slower growth.
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Crypto exchange OKX was fined by Maltese authorities for breaching the country’s anti-money laundering rules, the latest in a string of regulatory setbacks for the platform https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/okx-fined-by-malta-for-breaching-anti-money-laundering-rules?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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OKX Fined by Malta for Breaching Anti-Money Laundering Rules
Crypto exchange OKX was fined by Maltese authorities for breaching the island nation’s anti-money laundering rules, the latest in a string of regulatory setbacks for the platform.
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The Justice Department is weighing whether to release companies from obligations to hire outside monitors as part of settlements with prosecutors — a form of oversight that has long frustrated executives https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/doj-weighs-getting-rid-of-a-punishment-that-companies-despise?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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DOJ Weighs Getting Rid of a Punishment That Companies Despise
The Justice Department is weighing whether to release companies from obligations to hire outside monitors as part of settlements with prosecutors — a form of oversight that has long frustrated executives.
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From retailers to fintechs to automakers, all sorts of companies are pursuing banking licenses. Here's what to know https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/why-does-everyone-want-to-be-a-bank-now?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Why Does Everyone Want to Be a Bank Now?
Fintechs and other consumer companies are eager to take advantage of the changing regulatory mood.
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Ticket platform StubHub Holdings Inc. is pausing plans for an initial public offering, a person with knowledge of the matter said, after wide-ranging plans for tariffs sent the stock market into a tailspin. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/stubhub-is-said-to-pause-ipo-plans-after-tariffs-roil-markets?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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StubHub Pauses IPO Plans After Tariffs Roil Markets
Ticket platform StubHub Holdings Inc. is pausing plans for an initial public offering, a person with knowledge of the matter said, after wide-ranging plans for tariffs sent the stock market into a tailspin.
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What are stablecoins, and why are governments moving to regulate them? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/what-is-a-stablecoin-how-do-they-work-and-why-are-regulators-concerned?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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What Are Stablecoins? How Will the US Genius Act Regulate Them?
If you put a dollar bill under your mattress, you know you’ll get a dollar bill back when you go looking for it, and that the paper currency will still be worth $1. A branch of cryptocurrencies called stablecoins has grown up based on the idea that such dependability…
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Fintech giant Klarna and ticket platform StubHub are pausing plans for IPOs, after the US announced wide-ranging tariffs that sent the stock market into a tailspin. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/klarna-stubhub-pause-ipo-plans-after-trump-tariffs-roil-markets?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Klarna, StubHub Pause IPO Plans After Trump Tariffs Roil Markets
Fintech giant Klarna Group Plc and ticket platform StubHub Holdings Inc. are pausing plans for initial public offerings, people with knowledge of the matter said, after the US announced wide-ranging tariffs that sent the stock market into a tailspin.
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Money Stuff: The Podcast: Finders Keepers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-04-04/money-stuff-the-podcast-finders-keepers?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Money Stuff: The Podcast: Finders Keepers
This week’s episode of the Money Stuff podcast is out now, in which Katie and I discuss the Newsmax meme IPO, how stablecoin issuers make money, getting interest on stablecoins, a bet on crypto GDP, XAI Holdings, whether X and xAI are the same business, whether…
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Bitcoin is showing signs of breaking free from the gravitational pull of technology stocks during the financial market turmoil of the last few days https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/bitcoin-s-correlation-with-stocks-shows-signs-of-breaking-down?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Bitcoin’s Correlation With Stocks Shows Signs of Breaking Down
Bitcoin is showing signs of breaking free from the gravitational pull of technology stocks during the financial market turmoil of the last few days.
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