‘It sucks’: Crypto gets a rude awakening to kick off Trump’s second year

New: A pair of crypto's best-known billionaires is going full MAGA. President Donald Trump is thrilled. The rest of the $4 trillion industry? Not so much. A look at the Winklevii's rising MAGA profile and crypto's concerns, via @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

SEC Chair Paul Atkins is laying the groundwork for a major regulatory overhaul that could hand corporate America new power over investors. “This is a race to the bottom for us that no one else seems to be running.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

The SEC has a new top cop. Judge Meg Ryan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces — a one-time contender to join the Supreme Court under President Donald Trump — is joining the agency after Labor Day as enforcement director. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Wall Street is bracing for a clash pitting upstart cryptocurrency firms against traditional financial heavyweights.

EXCLUSIVE: The Winklevoss brothers pressed Trump to dump his crypto regulator nominee.

President Donald Trump just signed into law a landmark bill laying out a new regulatory framework for stablecoins, a major win for the crypto industry. It also marks "a put up or shut up moment" for crypto. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

“It’s a lot of kindling being built up. ... There’s going to be a forest fire, and it’s going to be catastrophic.” New from me: As corporate America binges on bitcoin, some in the crypto industry and Washington are sounding the alarm. politico.com/news/2025/06... @politico.com

“Crypto Christmas in D.C.” The SEC is dropping its case against the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

President Trump and his family are diving deeper into the crypto business as his administration rolls back regulations and implements crypto-friendly policies. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Declan Harty dissects Trump's crypto conflicts. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

“.. ‘It’s a distraction,’ said one lobbyist .. ‘We’re excited to have a president who is enthusiastic about crypto. But the way they’ve done this … it just doesn’t look good.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

President Trump is set to meet with the biggest holders of his own crypto memecoin tonight at an exclusive dinner — a move many critics have said is a pay-to-play scheme.

It's memecoin dinner day. “The whole week I was talking to my wife and father, ’Wouldn’t it be insane if I get to meet the president of the United States based on a memecoin competition?" www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Washington is in knots over President Donald Trump’s deepening ties to the wild and lucrative world of crypto. It may want to try getting comfortable. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

An incident in early March took Brian Ballard from having a reputation as the top Trump administration lobbyist to becoming persona non grata in the West Wing. Here's what happened behind the scenes 👇

Wall Street investors scoffed at it. Democrats have railed against it. But cryptocurrency traders can’t get enough of Trump’s memecoin.

In the two weeks since plans for an exclusive dinner with the $TRUMP memecoin’s namesake were unveiled, a rush of interest has boosted the once-flagging collectible crypto token and reignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

New — Paul Atkins took over as Wall Street’s chief regulator just a week ago, but he’s already staring at what could become a political headache: all the president’s friends. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

‘Absolutely paralyzed’: Wall Street dealmaking stalls over Trump trade war

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has landed at the SEC. "Our intent will be to partner with the DOGE representatives and cooperate with their requests." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

SEC staff have been fretting about what the coming years will mean for the Wall Street regulator amid attacks on their work, the agency’s independence and hundreds of departures. Paul Atkins is finally about to give them some answers. Today's MM: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The cryptocurrency industry has begun testing its new political power by pushing for accountability from the SEC — and in some cases payback — as the regulatory landscape shifts in its favor.

New: In the war on crypto’s fallout, the SEC is becoming the target. “It’s an Italian vendetta, and I don’t know what to do. Because in most vendettas, nobody actually wins. Everybody keeps dying.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03... @politico.com

Crypto is firmly in its heyday in Washington, with lawsuits evaporating, a wave of industry-backed lawmakers settling into Congress and a digital asset czar reigning in the White House. Now, crypto might be its own worst enemy. My latest column: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Investors and consumers expected President Donald Trump to be a pro-business billionaire. What they got instead was Tariff Man. My latest column: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Wall Street is caught in a deepening decline that is sparing no risky asset. Not even those tied to President Donald Trump. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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CHANOS: “.. we’re back to the chaos presidency. .. Whatever you might think about the Biden administration, if you were a market participant, you generally didn’t need to check your Twitter feed the first thing in the morning when you woke up ..” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Donald Trump’s election helped turbocharge an already surging bull market in the U.S., sending stocks and cryptocurrencies to record highs. Now, some on Wall Street are beginning to sound the alarm that the fast times can’t last. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

“The surrender was the SEC’s — and the SEC’s alone." Coinbase says SEC agrees to toss lawsuit, signaling end of crypto battle www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

New: Brian Quintenz is President Donald Trump's pick for CFTC chair — setting him up to helm the derivatives regulator ahead of a potential sea change in its authority. Trump has also made his picks for CFPB and OCC. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

As the Super Bowl nears, Wall Street financial exchanges are squaring off against the gaming industry and the National Football League in a contest over another big prize: the sports betting bonanza. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

“It wasn’t a sexy job to get. Now, you have an opportunity to get an entirely new market that’s exploding in value and complexity. ... It’s a career-defining role.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

For the past few years, investors have been hyper-focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell as he clamped down on the economy to fight inflation and then began to ease off. Next year, market intrigue will be focused elsewhere: on Donald Trump. w/ @declanharty.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2024/12...