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Tariffs · United States

US imposes tariffs on one-kilo gold bars, FT reports

39% Right coverage: 65 sources

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Donald Trump · United States

Trump Just Dropped A $12.2 Trillion Crypto Price Bombshell—Sending Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Sharply Higher

45% Center coverage: 9 sources

U.S. president Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will make it easier for 401(k) retirement accounts—which hold a combined $12.2 trillion—to hold bitcoin and crypto...See the Story

Donald Trump Jr. · United States

Trump-Linked World Liberty Seeks $1.5B for Public Crypto Holding Firm: Bloomberg

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The move would see World Liberty Financial join other crypto treasury firms, and comes as Trump adopts pro-crypto policies.See the Story

Harvard Reports $116M Stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF in Latest Filing

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The position marks one of the largest known bitcoin allocations by a U.S. university endowment.Harvard · Cambridge See the Story

Coinbase (COIN) Adds DEX Trading to U.S. App in Push Toward Becoming an ‘Everything App’

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The crypto exchange adds on-chain DEX trading to its app, routing orders through aggregators like 0x and 1inch.Apps · United States See the Story

Here Are 3 Bullish Reasons Why JPMorgan Sees S&P 500 Rallying Much Higher

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

JPMorgan remains bullish on U.S. stocks even as some observers warn that the economy is beginning to pay the price for President Donald Trump's tariffs.The investment banking giant forecasts that the S&P 500, Wall Street's benchmark index, will yield a "high single-digit return over the next 12 months," driven by three key factors.One of the main reasons for optimism is that markets don't care about signs of an economic slowdown. Instead, trader…JPMorgan · United States Read Article

XRP News Today: Why BlackRock Might Be Reluctant to Pursue a U.S.-Listed Spot XRP ETF

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

BlackRock’s absence from the crowded spot XRP ETF race could be a reflection of client demand, regulatory caution and a calculated focus on bitcoin and ether.BlackRock See the Story

Bitcoin News: BTC YTD Performance 2nd to Gold but 308,709x Higher Total Return Since 2011

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Bitcoin slipped 0.11% in the past 24 hours to $116,702, according to CoinDesk Data, but remains up 25% year to date, second only to gold’s 29% gain among major asset classes, according to data shared by financial strategist Charlie Bilello on X.2025 Performance so farAs of Aug. 8, bitcoin’s 25% year-to-date return ranked behind only gold’s 29.3% advance. Other major asset classes have posted more modest gains, with emerging market stocks (VWO) u…Stock Markets · Turkey See the Story

XRP News: XRP Charts Signal Caution to Bulls as Bitcoin (BTC) Awaits Breakout and Ethereum (ETH) Goes Bonkers

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

XRP remains below the critical $3.65 level, where a bearish pattern previously emerged, as on-chain data shows potential for profit taking by holders.Bitcoin See the Story

DeFi News: Pendle's TVL Hits Record $8.3B After Yield-Trading Platform Debut

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Pendle’s total value locked (TVL) has surged to a record $8.27 billion, while its native token PENDLE climbed 45% over the past week to $5.6 on the back of the protocol’s new yield-trading platform.With bitcoin funding rates averaging about 10% annualized this week and roughly $80 billion in open interest, according to Dune data, more than $8 billion changes hands yearly between longs and shorts.Boros packages those yields into tradable on-chain…See the Story

ETH News: Arthur Hayes ‘Had to Buy It All Back’ After Selling $8.3M ETH Previously

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The quick buyback suggests Hayes may see renewed upside in ether, contradicting his earlier prediction of a market downturn.X · United States See the Story

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