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Tina Nguyen

Tina Nguyen

Senior Reporter, Washington

Senior Reporter, Washington

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    At the Bitcoin Conference, the Republicans were for sale

    How many Bitcoin does it take to solve all your political problems?

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    Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is a NO on the GENIUS Act.

    ”It’s a huge giveaway to Big Tech,” the Missouri Republican and longtime foe of the tech giants, tells The New York Times. His concerns: tech companies would be able to issue their own stablecoins that would compete with the U.S. dollar, and it would incentivize these companies to collect more of their customers’ financial data. “It allows these tech companies to issue stablecoins without any kind of controls. I don’t see why we would do that.”

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    The $TRUMP grifter turf wars are afoot.

    Earlier today, Molly White at Citation Needed broke the news that the Trump family was expanding their reach into the world of crypto, partnering with a company called Magic Eden to launch the “Official $TRUMP Wallet by President Trump,” as well as a dedicated crypto trading app.

    And then it immediately ran off the rails:

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    Coinbase announces it will be a “major sponsor” of America250,

    the committee organizing Donald Trump’s 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

    Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shizad made this announcement during a panel at the Bitcoin Conference that included Chris LaCivita, the co-campaign manager of Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. This isn’t their first donation to a Trump committee: Coinbase previously donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee, and subsequently, the SEC dropped a lawsuit against Coinbase a month later.

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    The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act will soon ramp up in Congress.

    During Code and Country at the Bitcoin Conference, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) mentioned that as soon as stablecoin bills are passed through Congress and signed into law, the Republicans were ready to gun on creating the Reserve. “It’s gonna be a heavier lift than I thought,” she added, because after watching her colleagues debate the GENIUS Act, it was clear that many of them “don’t understand” crypto.

    How a crypto bro shorted $TRUMP coin — and scored a dinner with the President

    “A lot of people put on the same hedge trade as I did.”

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    Hey, OpenAI: