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Can bitcoin save America? 🇺🇸 Senator Lummis thinks so. The ‘Bitcoin Senator’ says it “can cut our national debt in half. That’s a game changer.” Watch CoinDesk Spotlight with @jennsanasie on Tuesday at 10am ET to find out.

Investors got a look at the first U.S. economic survey since Liberation Day and the results weren't pretty. Bitcoin is posting gains even as the greenback tumbles and Treasury yields soar.

Are We Between a Block and a Hard Place? Watch hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Renato Mariotti tee up today's SEC roundtable, with special guests Lisa Bragança and Alexandra Damsker.

🎧 Catch the latest episode of 'THE MINING POD,’ in partnership with Blockspace Media! THE MINING POD: Trump Tariff Troubles, Hashprice Dog Days, Pakistan is Mining Bitcoin Welcome to The Mining Pod! Will and Colin break down the harsh reality of bitcoin’s hashprice hovering around $40, putting many miners at break-even or underwater. The hashprice woes couldn’t come at a worse time, as the Trump administration’s tariffs are poised to increase CAPEX costs for miners in the U.S. The Trump tariff chaos sent miners scrambling to charter multi-million dollar flights for ASIC imports in the eves before the administration effected a 90-day pause on its proposed policy. We also discuss Pakistan's plans to use Bitcoin mining for surplus electricity. And for this week’s cry corner, if you wanted to vastly outperform the market year to date, you should have invested in this ETF that is short ETH. # Notes: - Hash price down to around $40 - Most public miners at break-even or underwater on direct costs - Trump paused tariffs for 90 days, China still at 125% - $2.33B of mining hardware imported to US in 2024 - Pakistan turning to Bitcoin mining for surplus power - 2x inverse ETH ETFs up 247%, best ETFs of 2025 📺 Watch: https://lnkd.in/efSVXUsb 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eeAEvKR2 🎧 Apple: https://lnkd.in/eB3DrFsW

BlackRock's crypto ETFs pulled in $3B in Q1—an 83% drop from last quarter's surge as digital asset markets struggled in the first three months of the year.

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The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2375.69, up 3.5% (+79.38) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SOL (+6.4%) and BCH (+5.3%). Laggards: HBAR (+1.5%) and DOT (+2.4%). #InstitutionalInvesting #MarketInsights #AssetManagement #GlobalMarkets #DigitalAssets

President Donald Trump has signed a congressional resolution that eliminates an Internal Revenue Service rule approved in the last days of the Biden administration, which would have had a significant effect on DeFi projects. #crypto #cryptonews #DeFi #IRS #tax #Trump #Congress https://trib.al/935Dgjg

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey recently said that the Bitcoin community should focus on scaling payments in order to remain relevant. “I think it has to be payments for [Bitcoin] to be relevant on the everyday," he told Haley Berkoe on the 21 in 21 podcast. Rena Shah, COO of Trust Machines, disagrees. It can continue to be this asset of generational wealth or store of value against inflation, while actually being an active asset across an evolving financial ecosystem, she says. Opinion. https://trib.al/EI2bctr

Bitcoin miners are rushing to adjust to new tariffs that could increase costs on essential mining equipment. The Trump administration's proposed tariffs have caused panic, but a 90-day pause has temporarily eased concerns. The tariffs are expected to slow U.S. bitcoin mining growth, potentially shifting hashrate dominance to other countries. “In terms of the scale of geopolitical impact, it’s probably relevant to think about this as being on par with the China ban in 2021,” said Luxor COO Ethan Vera. https://trib.al/pVBPBhr