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The problem government faces from AI and crypto is the validation of its own currency.

I have been listening for the past hour or so to Emad Mostaque, the founder of Intelligent Internet, discuss among other things how money will evolve in terms of use and creation in an artificial intelligence world. I decided to tune in after doing a little prior contemplation on my own as to how currencies … Continue reading The problem government faces from AI and crypto is the validation of its own currency.

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Acting Chairman Pham Announces Next Crypto Sprint Initiative

August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced today the CFTC will begin its next crypto sprint initiative for implementation of the recommendations in the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report. Starting today, Acting Chairman Pham will begin stakeholder engagement on all other report recommendations for the CFTC. She … Continue reading Acting Chairman Pham Announces Next Crypto Sprint Initiative

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Currency and money markets news scan: Banks can now engage in certain crypto activity. Is tariff talk getting tiring?

What we are reading: Banks. Crypto. “The U.S. regulator overseeing national banks clarified Friday that banks can engage in some crypto activities and removed expectations firms should receive advance permission from regulators before doing so. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement that national banks are permitted to engage in … Continue reading Currency and money markets news scan: Banks can now engage in certain crypto activity. Is tariff talk getting tiring?

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Currency and money markets news scan: Don’t get triggered by the politics. One man is not the economy.

The Takeaway: Don’t get triggered by the politics. One man is not the economy. No amount of reason is going to quiet the Trump Derangement Syndrome running rampant through the electorate of the United States. I am in the camp that the President does not have a reach extensive enough to put a negative dent … Continue reading Currency and money markets news scan: Don’t get triggered by the politics. One man is not the economy.

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Interbank market news scan: The bitcoin bros need to make an argument as to why a bitcoin strategic reserve is constitutional.

Proponents of bitcoin were very excited about the prospects of President Donald Trump creating a bitcoin strategic reserve. This prospect was fueled by support from Senator Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming, who last year introduced S.4912, the BITCOIN Act of 2024. S.4912 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a “decentralized network of … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: The bitcoin bros need to make an argument as to why a bitcoin strategic reserve is constitutional.

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Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence will combine to create a restricted currency union inside the United States.

Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence will combine to create a restricted currency union inside the United States. Bitcoin nation, made up of very wealthy owners of large plots of land and productive capacity, will need a US dollar reserve. Bezos, Musk, and Branson have the intellectual and financial power to build a real, suborbital Elysium with … Continue reading Bitcoin and Artificial Intelligence will combine to create a restricted currency union inside the United States.

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Does making bitcoin a reserve asset increase transactional activity in the U.S.?

Former U.S. president Donald Trump made the crypto industry a promise; that he would consider creating a fund that holds bitcoin as a reserve asset [1]. A number of states including Pennsylvania are reportedly considering similar proposals for incorporating state bitcoin ownership as a part of their state fiscal policies [2]. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, … Continue reading Does making bitcoin a reserve asset increase transactional activity in the U.S.?

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The Interbank Market: Decreasing amount of bitcoin meets liquidity crunch.

Liquidity Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s nascent DeFi scene is getting a lot of excitement, with proponents saying that it will ultimately unlock more than $1 trillion in idle capital that currently does nothing more than act as a store of value. Analytics Insight. Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price trajectory has reached new heights, nearly hitting the $100,000 mark post-election, … Continue reading The Interbank Market: Decreasing amount of bitcoin meets liquidity crunch.