Atkins Confirmed By U.S. Senate to Take Over SEC Formerly Run by Gensler

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Paul Atkins is just one oath away from taking over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s securities sector — including whatever role the crypto sector plays in that. A swearing-in ceremony will soon put the former SEC commission in charge of the high-profile regulator — a […]

China Strikes Back With 84% Tariff on U.S. Goods, BTC Dips Below $76,000

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In a dramatic escalation of trade tensions, China has announced an 84% tariff on all imports from the United States, effective from April 10, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. The move comes in direct response to the U.S. increasing its own tariffs on Chinese exports from 34% […]

The All-Important U.S. 10-Year Yield Is Moving in the Wrong Direction for the Trump Administration

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Monday’s trading session will go down as one of the most volatile since the COVID crash in March 2020, with global markets caught in the crossfire as the U.S. and China face off over tariffs and neither superpower shows any impulse to back down. As equity markets teetered, the volatility spilled into every asset class. […]

U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Some Crypto Stablecoins Aren’t Securities

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator’s staff declared in the latest statement outlining the corners of the crypto sector for which it doesn’t have a legal interest. Since the agency was taken over by President Donald Trump-appointed leadership and formed a Crypto Task Force […]

U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee

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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the confirmations of President Donald Trump’s picks to run the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — both key positions for the future U.S. regulation of the crypto sector. The nominations of Paul Atkins to permanently take over the […]