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While Donald Trump continues to come to the fore with his support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, he has made a new move regarding his own token, Official Trump (TRUMP). At this point, Trump has investments in various cryptocurrencies and they have also started to be used as a payment option. First, many marketplaces selling Donald Trump-branded products, such as GetTrumpWatches.com, GetTrumpFragrances.com, and GetTrumpSneakers.com, announced that they have started accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC) and TRUMP, in addition to credit cards. With a new move made afterwards, the TRUMP payment network was expanded. According to the new statement made by the…

Ubyx, a startup founded by ex-Citigroup executive Tony McLaughlin, has raised $10 million to build a global stablecoin clearing system aiming to facilitate the sector’s adoption. The seed round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, Paxos, VanEck, and others, according to a press release. The London-based company is looking to solve a long-standing problem in the stablecoin market: fragmentation. Right now, it says, every issuer has to build its own off-ramp infrastructure, an expensive and inefficient process. Ubyx proposes a common clearing system that would allow stablecoins from multiple issuers to be redeemed at…

The Shiba Inu team has announced a crucial update regarding the Shibarium blockchain aimed at strengthening the network’s decentralization. Soon, public Remote Procedure Call (RPC) endpoints will have rate limits applied. Shibarium prioritizes decentralization According to the announcement, the move isn’t aimed at restricting access. Instead, it is designed to encourage a more decentralized and resilient ecosystem. With the introduction of these limits, Shibarium is urging developers and high-volume users to run their own nodes instead of relying on public endpoints. In its basic form, a node is a copy of the blockchain that helps verify transactions and ensure the…

Barclays has joined a growing list of UK banks imposing restrictions on crypto transactions after blocking its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies with their credit cards. Announcing the move on its Barclaycard website, Barclays said, “From 27 June 2025, we’ll block crypto-transactions made with a Barclaycard because we recognise there are certain risks with purchasing crypto-currencies.”  The bank went on to explain that it has imposed the block because a decline in cryptocurrency prices could land its customers in debt, while adding that digital assets aren’t covered by existing banking and financial protections. Barclays move comes after reports that the…

While US President Donald Trump continues his Bitcoin and cryptocurrency moves, another new move has come. At this point, Trump-linked company American Bitcoin has raised $220 million to purchase Bitcoin and mining equipment. American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining company backed by two sons of US President Donald Trump, has raised $220 million to purchase BTC and BTC mining equipment, Bloomberg reported. The financing comes after the company issued and sold more than 11 million new shares to private investors last Friday. Approximately $10 million worth of shares were sold for Bitcoin instead of dollars, at an exchange rate of $104,000…

David Sacks confirms the U.S. has presidential authorization to acquire more Bitcoin for its strategic reserve if it remains budget-neutral Trump’s crypto agenda aims to expand Bitcoin reserves and pass key legislation like the Genius Act and market structure bill by August On May 27, 2025, US President’s crypto czar, David Sacks, says there is a pathway to acquire more bitcoin for the U.S. strategic reserve. This move follows Donald Trump’s executive order signed in March 2025, establishing the reserve as a new pillar for US digital asset policy. US Crypto-Focused Executive Action During a fireside chat with Gemini co-founders,…

One of the expected events that will trigger a rise in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins is the US Federal Reserve (FED) starting to cut interest rates. At this point, tomorrow’s FED June interest rate decision will be more important, while the general expectation in the market is that the FED will keep interest rates constant. While the possibility of the FED making a surprise move is almost non-existent, analysts argue that the FED is actually in a position to cut interest rates. FED May Cut Interest Rates But…! Accordingly, analyst Nick Timiraos said the FED will keep interest rates steady…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As the Solana community descended on Pier 36 in New York for the Accelerate conference, the feeling in the air was one of reset expectations. Propositions about Solana’s tech and investment prospects that seemed like consensus just six months ago have now gone out of style. For one, there’s the muted impact of Firedancer. The Jump-developed client was once spoken of in quasi-religious terms by Solana fans. The software’s launch was going to let Solana hit one million transactions per second — a nice and round, if…

Robinhood shares hit an all-time high on Monday after the trading platform unveiled tokenized stock trading for customers in Europe alongside its own blockchain network. Robinhood shares jumped 11.25% to $92.37 on Monday, according to Yahoo Finance. Year-to-date, the company’s stock has rallied 148% from $39 in January. The company said on Monday that users in Europe are now able to trade U.S.-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network Arbitrum as tokens, while the company will eventually unveil the service on its own Ethereum-compatible blockchain. Meanwhile, Robinhood said that users in Europe will be able to…

Although Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating, a trading expert projects that the asset is poised to break out toward $120,000. In this case, prominent online analyst TradingShot pointed out that Bitcoin nearly touched its four-hour 200-period moving average (MA) on Saturday, a critical support level since April 16. In a June 2 TradingView post, TradingShot noted that after testing this level, BTC immediately rebounded. While the bullish reaction has been moderate since price action remains capped below the four-hour 50-period MA, there are compelling reasons to expect an imminent breakout. Specifically, the formation of a blue Arc pattern over the past…