Crypto industry gets quick return on Trump investment after pouring millions into campaign

Crypto industry gets quick return on Trump investment after pouring millions into campaign

FRANCE – 2025/01/20: In this photo illustration, Trump Meme , Trump the Crypto president, is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Romain Doucelin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Romain Doucelin | Getty Images Crypto executives, companies and investors are getting an early return on their investment in Donald Trump. After pouring tens of…

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Tough new EU cyber rules require banks to ramp up security — but many aren’t ready

Tough new EU cyber rules require banks to ramp up security — but many aren’t ready

Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Tough new European Union regulations requiring banks to bolster their cybersecurity systems officially come into effect Friday — but many of the bloc’s financial services firms aren’t yet in full compliance with the rules. The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, or DORA, requires both financial services firms and…

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dLocal, Latin America’s answer to Stripe, wins UK license in global expansion push

dLocal, Latin America’s answer to Stripe, wins UK license in global expansion push

DLocal is one of Latin America’s most prominent payment players. It specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and its home country, Uruguay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Uruguayan payments firm dLocal has secured a U.K. payment institution license, adding to the company’s growing portfolio of…

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The boldest bitcoin predictions for 2025 are in — and most see prices doubling to 0,000

The boldest bitcoin predictions for 2025 are in — and most see prices doubling to $200,000

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken Nov. 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters After a blistering rally in bitcoin this year, crypto investors and industry executives told CNBC, they’re expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs in 2025. In December, the world’s largest cryptocurrency broke the highly-anticipated $100,000, setting…

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Trump’s pick to lead NASA made a big bet on crypto while going to space on the side

Trump’s pick to lead NASA made a big bet on crypto while going to space on the side

Jared Isaacman, Mission Commander, steps out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission’s “Dragon” capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program. – | Afp | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, is…

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