No Data
Crypto's $205 Billion Stablecoin Market Set to Go Mainstream
Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump: Modern banks are outdated, and the usa must lead the cryptocurrency trend.
① Eric, the second son of Trump, stated that a set of "reasonable" regulatory guidelines could make the usa a superpower in cryptos; ② Recently, Trump nominated crypto supporter Paul Atkins to become the SEC chairman, which pushed the bitcoin price to briefly exceed the 0.1 million dollar mark; ③ Eric mentioned that americans want to see efficiency and hope the government does not hinder businesses.
Donald Trump Nominates Pro-crypto Paul Atkins as Next SEC Chair
Is the future US Secretary of Commerce a new helper for cryptos? His company was exposed to holding Tether, advancing the bitcoin lending project
Financial services company Cantor, founded and led by Lutnick, reached an agreement last year to hold 5% of Tether's equity, worth as much as $0.6 billion at the time; Tether is facing investigations by the US Department of Justice for violating sanctions and money laundering regulations, with its boss stating that Lutnick will try to use his political influence to resolve the threats facing Tether; Cantor is also considering accepting Tether's support for its initial $2 billion Bitcoin collateral loan project.
The IMF warns that these two major industries are comparable to "electricity-hungry giants": their power consumption approaches that of a major economy.
①IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath is concerned that the energy consumption and carbon footprint of cryptocurrency mining and datacenters are rapidly increasing; ②She expects that by 2027, the share of these two industries in global electrical utilities may rise from 2% in 2022 to around 3.5%; ③This level is comparable to the current electricity consumption of Japan, the world's fifth largest electricity-consuming country.
Trump's Promise Vs. Gensler's Defense: Is the SEC Awaiting Change?