Trump says he became ‘a big crypto guy’ partly for politics

US President Donald Trump once called Bitcoin “a scam,” but admitted on Monday that he got involved in crypto “a little bit for politics.” Source: Cointelegraph

US President Donald Trump once called Bitcoin “a scam,” but admitted on Monday that he got involved in crypto “a little bit for politics.” Source: Cointelegraph

Blockchains will face increasing pressure to compromise on decentralization to meet user demand for speed and scalability, Injective CEO Eric Chen said. Source: Cointelegraph

The report follows comments from White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt in May, who said the administration was examining the legal implications of creating a Bitcoin reserve. Source: Cointelegraph

Bitcoin reversed course from its Monday open selloff and closed the day above $64,000 as bulls began to price in Strategy’s selling. Source: Cointelegraph

Bollinger Bands creator John Bollinger says the charts suggest Bitcoin could take off from here. Vitalik Buterin unveils a new Ethereum strawmap, but why is it taking so long? Source: Cointelegraph

The reported transaction comes as Tether maintains it has no plans to go public, even as other crypto companies pursue or delay IPOs. Source: Cointelegraph

The Luxembourg approval completes the company’s MiCA licensing process, enabling it to provide regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area. Source: Cointelegraph

Bitmine’s big buy contrasts with crypto treasury peer Strategy, which reported selling millions of dollars worth of its Bitcoin holdings on Monday. Source: Cointelegraph

The UN Development Programme said blockchain payment pilots in five countries cut costs, improved resilience and will now inform wider use across its humanitarian and development programs. Source: Cointelegraph

The Bitcoin miner signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease with Anthropic and sold its majority stake in a separate AI data center joint venture. Source: Cointelegraph