May 31, 2025

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Crypto

Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrency marks ‘sea change’ from Biden era

Big players in the crypto industry are in Las Vegas this week for the Bitcoin 2025 conference, which is billed as “the world’s largest Bitcoin event.” Among the speakers are Vice President JD Vance and the White House’s AI and Crypto Czar, David Sacks — another very public signal of the Trump administration’s embrace of

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Crypto

JD Vance speaking at Bitcoin event today, as Trump administration’s crypto ties grow

Vice President JD Vance is speaking Wednesday at a Bitcoin conference, marking the Trump administration’s latest overture to the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months. Vance is set to speak at noon ET at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas. A longstanding backer

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Funds

NPR sues Trump administration for withholding congressionally appropriated funds

National Public Radio filed suit against the Trump administration on Tuesday for its move to withhold funds approved by Congress. NPR filed the suit along with three Colorado public radio stations in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to end funding for NPR and PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service. The lawsuit states the Trump

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Crypto

Trump Spent Just 20 Minutes Speaking at Crypto Dinner to People Who Paid $148 Million to Be There

Last night, Donald Trump hosted 220 of the biggest suckers you know for dinner. As part of a promotion for his cryptocurrency memecoin $TRUMP, the President of the United States let the top bag holders of his coin come hang out, including offering a private VIP reception with the 25 biggest “investors.” According to the

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Funds

Bay Area governments join lawsuit against Trump’s homeless fund conditions

Santa Clara County and San Francisco, along with seven other local governments, are asking a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from placing “unlawful” conditions on federal funds — stipulations that could put millions of dollars to address homelessness at risk. The lawsuit, which is being led by King

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Loans

Default student loans sent to collections starting Monday

Trump administration begins sending default student loans to collections Starting Monday, the Education Department will resume reporting defaulted student loans to collections agencies, potentially affecting as many as 5 million borrowers. Updated: 5:20 AM CDT May 5, 2025 Washington Bureau Reporter The Department of Education will begin reporting defaulted student loans to collections agencies starting

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Crypto

Trump family’s net worth has increased by $2.9 billion thanks to crypto investments, new report says

President Trump’s venture into crypto products has increased his family’s wealth by billions in the last six months, according to a new report, as his administration continues to loosen the federal government’s regulatory approach to the digital currency industry as a whole.  The group State Democracy Defenders Action estimated in a new report that the

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Mortgage

How could Trump ending a VA mortgage program leave veterans on the streets?

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images The VA Servicing Purchase, or VASP, program was enacted by the Biden administration to help veterans avoid

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Loans

How Student Loans, Grants Could Change Under Proposed Republican Plan

The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a new proposal this week that, if enacted, could drastically reshape how Americans pay for college, with reforms to federal student loans and financial aid programs. Why It Matters More than 40 million Americans hold federal student loan debt, per Education Data Initiative. For some, repayment of

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Funds

Trump Administration Sued by Harvard in Federal Court Over Frozen Funds

Harvard University announced Monday that it is suing the Trump administration in federal court, seeking to block a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in research grants. The move follows Harvard’s refusal to comply with a series of sweeping demands from the administration, which included limiting campus activism, altering admissions policies, and restructuring university governance.

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