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Our digital future went off-course under Biden; can Trump put antitrust back in line?

President-elect Trump faces a pivotal choice: continue the Biden administration’s ill-advised antitrust crusade against America’s leading tech companies, or chart a more balanced course that lets ...

The Hill - Dec. 6

Big Crypto | Sunday on 60 Minutes

Rarely in American politics has a new industry spent so much money, with such apparent impact, as the cryptocurrency business did in the last election. This Sunday, Margaret Brennan reports on the ...

CBS News - Dec. 6

Always choose cash over crypto, says pro-sports superagent

As bitcoin hits $100,000, legendary agent Leigh Steinberg weighs in on whether athletes should accept crypto as payment.

MarketWatch - Dec. 6

Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto 'czar'

David Sacks spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July and hosted a fundraiser for Trump in San Francisco.

CNBC - Dec. 6

A Kid Made $50,000 Dumping Crypto He’d Created. Then Came the Backlash

In less than 10 minutes, a US teen made a small fortune selling off a memecoin he’d made on a lark. Traders, feeling swindled, sought revenge.

Wired - Dec. 6

TrumpPlans to Appoint Musk Confidant David Sacks as AI, Crypto Czar

The choice signals the growing influence of tech leaders and loyalists in the new administration.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5

Trump picks venture capitalist David Sacks as AI and crypto ‘czar’

Top donor with links to Musk to offer leadership on ‘two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness’. Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was nominating podcaster and former ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Trump names David Sacks as White House ‘AI and crypto czar’

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night that venture capitalist David Sacks will join his administration as “AI and crypto czar.”

MarketWatch - Dec. 6

Trump picks Musk ally David Sacks as crypto and AI tsar

Ex-PayPal executive and VC investor hosted Silicon Valley fundraiser for president-elect

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Trump names David Sacks as AI, crypto czar

President-elect Trump said Thursday that venture capitalist David Sacks will serve as the White House artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. In the newly created role, Sacks will ...

The Hill - Dec. 6

Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’

Venture investor and podcaster David Sacks will join the Trump administration as the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Trump names David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar

President-elect Donald Trump has named David Sacks as the White House AI and crypto czar.

NBC News - Dec. 6

From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to protect people from it

ABC News - Dec. 5

You Can Now Pummel Jake Paul In The Digital Ring Of Undisputed

Undisputed, a spiritual successor to EA's Fight Night boxing games, will soon see Jake Paul headline its next batch of downloadable boxers. Paul, who recently defeated boxing legend Mike Tyson via ...

GameSpot - Dec. 5

'Deus in machina': Swiss church installs AI Jesus to connect the digital and the divine

A computer generated avatar of Jesus Christ has been developed using artificial intelligence or AI and allows worshippers in Switzerland to talk to him.

NBC News - Dec. 5

Trump’s Pick for SEC Chair Sends Bitcoin and Crypto Optimism Soaring

The President-elect taps regulation-averse former SEC commissioner turned cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to lead the agency, sending the price of Bitcoin past $100,000.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Bitcoin breaks $100,000, boosted by Trump’s crypto embrace and Powell’s remarks

Bitcoin stages a remarkable comeback two years after the implosion of FTX to hit this $100,000 milestone, helped along by Wall Street titans who bet on crypto’s future.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

How 20 big U.S. stocks are expected to rank as ‘cash machines’ in 2025

Among the Magnificent Seven, Alphabet is expected to have the highest free cash flow yield.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

Crypto prices soar as Trump’s SEC pick stokes hope for more ETFs

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission could usher in a new era of crypto-friendly financial regulation in Washington.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

One in five shop purchases now made in cash

Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers - a second consecutive annual rise.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Bitcoin passes $100,000 for first time in massive crypto rally

Landmark reached as US President-elect Donald Trump picks crypto advocate Paul Atkins to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Bitcoin hits $100k after Trump names pro-crypto SEC chair

Bitcoin surged to over 100,000 per coin on Wednesday after President-elect Trump announced Paul Atkins, a crypto aficionado, would be nominated to head the Security Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Bitcoin storms above $100,000 as bets on Trump fuel crypto euphoria

The total value of the cryptocurrency market has almost doubled over the year so far to hit a record just shy of $3.8 trillion, according to data provider CoinGecko. Bitcoin's march from the ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall

The Local Government Association says a freeze on central funding has cost councils nearly £740m since 2019.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Trump plans to nominate Paul Atkins as SEC chair in crypto-friendly move

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate financier Paul Atkins to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Crypto advocate Paul Atkins picked as SEC chair by Donald Trump

President-elect also names Gail Slater to run the antitrust unit at the justice department

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Founder of Failed Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Network Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Alexander Mashinsky faces decades in prison after illegally manipulating prices and admitting to commodities and securities fraud.

Inc. - Dec. 4

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

Western authorities say they’ve identified a network that found a new way to clean drug gangs’ dirty cash. WIRED gained exclusive access to the investigation.

Wired - Dec. 4

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.

BBC News - Dec. 4

UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies

Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Billion dollar squirrel: Trump effect fuels crypto’s ‘memecoin’ boom

Tokens based on online viral moments outpace bitcoin over past month but critics say they reflect market froth

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Trump Nominates Crypto Fan Paul Atkins to Run the SEC

Atkins is the co-chair of a crypto industry advocacy group.

Inc. - Dec. 3

Alex Mashinsky: founder of bankrupt crypto firm to plead guilty to fraud

Mashinsky, 59, who led Celsius and was charged last year on seven criminal counts, agrees to plead guilty to two. Alex Mashinsky, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, said ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

How to Turn ‘Boring’ Businesses Into Cash-Flow Machines

In ‘Main Street Millionaire,’ Codie Sanchez describes how to make money buying the types of businesses that most people ignore.

Inc. - Dec. 3

How to Reclaim Digital Selfhood

The potential role of Web3, Crypto, and ZKPs

Inc. - Dec. 3

Top tech stocks are ‘cash machines,’ so keep buying, says the dean of valuation

Aswath Damodaran, the NYU Stern School of Business finance professor, says big tech stocks are “insanely profitable,” and should be bought in case of pullbacks.

MarketWatch - Dec. 3