Politics

At Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, three Republican members of Congress framed crypto regulation as a national security and economic competitiveness issue, arguing that U.S. leadership in digital assets is essential to counter China.

Crypto and banking industry representatives will review a revised stablecoin yield proposal this week as lawmakers try to resolve a months-long dispute over whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield.

Bitcoin price edged higher Wednesday as markets responded to reports that Iran may be seeking a full end to its conflict with Israel rather than a temporary ceasefire.

Bitcoin price surged to $71,000 on Monday after Donald Trump announced a pause on planned U.S. strikes against Iran.

Key senators and the White House have reached a tentative agreement on crypto legislation to resolve a dispute between banks and digital asset firms.

U.S. crypto legislation has hit a fresh impasse after major banks rejected a compromise brokered by the White House.

As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday morning, Rep. Brad Sherman pressed Bessent over whether the U.S. government...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warned that major banks are lobbying to weaken President Trump’s crypto agenda by pushing Senate legislation that would ban stablecoin rewards.

Many on the political left still see Bitcoin as a capitalist symbol — nothing more than a tool for speculators. But that framing misses the deeper story now unfolding across the world: Bitcoin as a lifeline for people living under financial repression and political censorship.

Some senators asked Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy, to detail his crypto holdings amid potential conflict-of-interest concerns.