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• White House crypto czar David Sacks says first priority is stablecoin legislation
  04 February 2025
  David Sacks and Republican lawmakers spent much of Tuesday laying out their plans to start working towards a regulatory framework for crypto.
• Stripe closes $1.1 billion Bridge deal, prepares for aggressive stablecoin push
  04 February 2025
  Stripe has closed its acquisition of Bridge Network, and executives are gearing up to make a big splash in the growing stablecoin market.
• Trump tariffs on Canada would jeopardize U.S. race to dominate artificial intelligence, former Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland says
  04 February 2025
  Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump to definitively take the threat of tariffs off the table.
• PayPal reports fourth-quarter earnings beat as growth picks up at Venmo
  04 February 2025
  PayPal reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue in its quarterly report on Tuesday.
• Trump tariffs-led spike in energy prices is temporary, oil prices could ‘plummet’ as global growth slows
  02 February 2025
  Oil prices are likely to fall in the longer run after the initial jump following Donald Trump's implementation of hefty tariffs, said industry watchers. 
• Chevron calls Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in earnings release after Trump order
  31 January 2025
  Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
• Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada may not include oil: 'Oil is going to have nothing to do with it as far as I’m concerned'
  31 January 2025
  The president confirmed his long-threatened tariffs will come into effect on Saturday, and said they “may or may not rise with time.”
• Crypto super PAC Fairshake has $116 million on hand to grow industry's influence in 2026 election
  30 January 2025
  Major backers like Coinbase, a16z, Jump Crypto, Uniswap Labs, and Ripple Labs have doubled down on their commitment to electing pro-crypto candidates.
• Oil giant Shell raises dividend despite full-year profit miss
  30 January 2025
  British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported a significant drop in annual profit following a year of lower crude prices.
• Tesla reports $600 million bitcoin profit jump after digital assets rule change
  29 January 2025
  A recent change in the rules for how companies account for digital assets led Tesla to report a $600 million mark-to-market gain.