In a world awash with information yet starved of clarity, conversations around money, value, and society have often tended to be of a highly binary nature, i.e., ones that lean either towards a bullish/bearish outlook or those that discuss utopian/dystopian scenarios. However, in the inaugural episode of VALR’s latest podcast
Senate Democrat Richard Blumenthal has initiated a preliminary inquiry into President Donald Trump’s crypto connections. He raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and legal violations. As ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Blumenthal sent formal inquiry letters Tuesday to executives at two Trump-associated crypto companies. Bill
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has dismissed the idea of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Speaking during a debate with SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci, O’Leary said the proposal “will never happen.” He cited a lack of bipartisan support and questioned the motives of Bitcoin advocates like Michael Saylor. The exchange
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has appointed Trish Turner as the new head of its digital assets division. Her promotion follows the sudden departure of Sulolit “Raj” Mukherjee and Seth Wilks, two private-sector experts who previously co-led the IRS crypto unit. Turner has worked at the IRS for over
U.S. President Donald Trump is tapping into the power of meme coins and blockchain innovation to fundraise like never before. Through two high-profile events in May 2025, Trump is combining traditional political networking with cutting-edge crypto mechanics, generating millions while courting Web3 communities. On May 5, the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc.
The chief executive officer of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong has asserted that congress needs to progress the Stablecoin and market structure bills. He also hopes to pass the bill before August 2025. The CEO requested an immediate action from Congress through his recent post on the matter of progressing its Stablecoin
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing for a high-profile roundtable on May 12, bringing together leaders from BlackRock, Nasdaq, Fidelity, Robinhood, and more to discuss tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). Hosted at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., the event, titled “Tokenization — Moving Assets Onchain: Where
The High Court of Kenya has recently ordered Sam Altman to delete the biometric data gathered by the Worldcoin project within one week. On Monday, Lady Justice Aburili ordered in an open court that Worldcoin Foundation and its officials delete the biometric data permanently collected in Kenya. The counsel for
The Supreme Court of India has contrasted Bitcoin trading in India to a more lustrous form of Hawala on May 5. Talking about Hawala, it is an illegal money transfer system.The Court further condemned the Centre for not having clear rules for digital currency till now. As per the reports
The House Republicans have introduced a new Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft on May 5. The draft is focused on cutting the dominance of big crypto companies and increasing participation in the wider market, according to an official from Paradigm. Glenn Thompson and French Hill, the House agricultural and
