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The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with senior Chinese official Liu Jianchao in Washington on Friday, a day before the Taiwan elections. What Happened: The meeting, set for Jan. 12, is expected to address the U.S.-China relationship, which has...

As Taiwan prepares for its forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, the U.S. has urged China to respect Taiwan’s integrity. This call for non-interference comes from a high-ranking Biden administration official as tensions increase between the two neighbors. What Happened: A high...

South Korea is taking steps to tighten cryptocurrency regulations, aiming to ban the use of credit cards for purchasing cryptocurrencies. The Financial Services Commission proposed amending the Credit Finance Act to explicitly prohibit using credit cards to buy cryptocurrency. This...

Based on the latest weekly report from CoinShares, crypto fund inflows at asset managers such as itself, 21Shares, Bitwise, Grayscale and ProShares added $293 million to a seven-week run of inflows thereby pushing it above the $1 billion mark for 2023. This news comes on the heels of...

The U.S. government is set to engage in a pivotal conversation with China concerning nuclear arms control. This move comes as the U.S. aims to prevent a potential three-nation arms race involving China, Russia and itself. This upcoming dialogue, slated for Monday, marks the first of its kind...

DeFi lending initiative Yield Protocol announced on Wednesday its plans to cease operations by year's end, citing diminished interest and regulatory hurdles. The final series of the project, scheduled for December 2023, will conclude on Dec. 29, marking the termination of all lending...

Bitstamp, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the termination of its ether staking program for American clients starting next month. Bobby Zagotta, the U.S. CEO and global chief commercial officer of Bitstamp said, "Starting September 25, 2023, Bitstamp will no longer offer...

Publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) Wednesday announced the launch of its Base (CRYPTO: BASE) blockchain, marking a significant step for public corporations venturing into managing their proprietary distributed networks. While Base had been accessible for developer testing...

During the first year of former President Donald Trump’s time in the White House, the possibility of nuclear war loomed, an event that the 45th president preemptively denied during an interview in April. Despite Trump’s denying the bombshell revelation before the allegations were made...

Last week, Russia released a list of 500 Americans it banned in response to a new round of sanctions imposed by the U.S. Russia's foreign ministry said the move was triggered by the U.S.' refusal last month to give visas to media traveling with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the...

Last week, macro guru and hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry shared his views on the U.S. banking system. On Stansberry Research's "The Daniela Cambone Show," Hendry said that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy has increased the probability that banking...

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that he will accept campaign donations in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).  Speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 Conference in Miami on Friday, Kennedy said his campaign would be the first in American history to accept donations...

Some elements of this story were previously reported by Benzinga, and it has been updated. President Joe Biden spoke with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday about raising the U.S. debt limit. Republicans and the Biden government are battling over spending cuts, which GOP...

According to a Gallup poll conducted in April, nearly 60% of Americans say their federal income taxes are too high, a level last seen in 2001. The latest percentage is up 6% compared to a year ago and 15 points from the recent low measured in 2018 and 2019, the poll, whose...

The Treasury Department's measures to help keep the government's bills paid have declined to $88 billion from $110 billion just a week ago.  The department said in a recent statement that just over a quarter of the $333 billion of authorized measures are still available to...