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President Trump pushes new crypto rules amid scrutiny over his financial interests
- On Wednesday, President Trump hosted cryptocurrency and prediction market executives at the White House to establish industry regulations. He urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act and outlined his "Project Crypto" initiative to modernize blockchain financial rules.
- Disclosure forms reveal Trump earned nearly $1.5 billion from cryptocurrency investments last year, with holdings including $800 million from World Liberty Financial and $635 million from Trump Meme Coin amid ongoing scrutiny.
- Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, warned of conflicts between the president's public duties and private investments. The White House stated "there are no conflicts of interest," adding Trump "only acts in the best interests of the American public."
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating Gabriel Perez, the president's former teleprompter operator, for potential insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi. Investigators examine allegations Perez used advance speech knowledge for trades.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll released today found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe it is inappropriate for Trump and his family to profit from cryptocurrency while in office, including 3 in 10 Republicans.
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