Trump announces picks for IRS, SEC, NASA and a new ‘hostage affairs’ envoy

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a number of new administration appointments, including the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service and NASA, as well as the first-ever special envoy for the hostage crisis. The move follows President Trump, 78, on a voter mission to defuse global conflicts that erupted in both […]

Bitcoin hits $100k after Trump names pro-crypto SEC chair

Bitcoin soared to over $100,000 per coin on Wednesday after President-elect Trump announced he would nominate crypto enthusiast Paul Atkins to head the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). . google valued the coin at USD 102,726 later in the day, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 markets also measuring gains. The digital currency has been […]

Trump's SEC pick

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Paul Atkins, former commissioner, nominated to run SEC

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Paul Atkins to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, putting the traditional conservative and prominent Washington insider at the head of Wall Street's main regulator. Atkins, a Republican and former SEC commissioner, will replace Gary Gensler, President Biden's ardent chairman whose ambitious policies have brought him […]

Trump nominates Paul Atkins as SEC chair

President-elect Trump has nominated former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins to replace Chairman Gary Gensler, who will retire on Inauguration Day. “Paul has proven to be a common-sense regulatory leader. We believe in the promise of the capital markets,” he said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday. The nomination ends weeks of […]

Grayscale files for spot Solana ETF with SEC – Cointelegraph

Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF). If approved, Grayscale Solana Trust will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GSOL. According to 19b-4 filed with the SEC on December 3rd. If approved, the ETF would convert […]

Breaking BitWise Files for 10 Crypto Index ETF with SEC – BeInCrypto

BitWise has filed an application with the SEC to create an ETF based on 10 crypto index funds. If approved, this would be the most diversified and expanded crypto ETF on the U.S. market. Earlier this week, Bitwise also filed with the SEC for a Solana ETF, following the filings of Canary Capital, VanEck, and […]

The Crypto Industry Is Helping Trump Pick SEC Chair – WIRED

In July, at a Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, President Trump drew perhaps the loudest applause of the night when he promised to fire Gensler if he was re-elected. “I will appoint an SEC chairman who will build the future, not prevent it,” President Trump said. Last week, Gensler he announced that he would resign […]

Blockchain Association wants Trump to replace SEC, IRS, and Treasury leaders – CryptoSlate

The Blockchain Association, a nonprofit organization representing cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses in the United States, letter Friday to President-elect Donald Trump and Congress. In a letter signed by Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith, the association outlined five priorities for the Trump administration's first 100 days. While the entire cryptocurrency industry is calling for the removal […]