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  • Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy Inc., during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The event will examine Bitcoin’s evolving global impact, with speakers from education, policy, finance, and technology. Photographer: Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCompanies

    Saylor model struggles as crypto treasury hype turns to doubt

    By Olga Kharif, David Pan, and others
  • US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 12, 2025. President Trump is travelling to the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia will be the first stop on a four-day trip. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump memecoin speculator says presidential dinner is costing him just $1,200

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • Michael Saylor speaks at a recent conference in February.Companies

    Saylor’s Strategy to register $5.9 billion loss after accounting change

    By Olga Kharif, Tom Contiliano, and others
  • David Sacks speaks at a press conference from the White House.Regulators

    Trump endorses stablecoins after creating U.S. Bitcoin reserve

    By Stephanie Lai, Olga Kharif, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    Musk exploring blockchain use in US government efficiency effort

    By Olga Kharif, Stephanie Lai, and others
  • The logo of Alameda Research LLC on digital devices arranged in Riga, Latvia, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Alameda, which Sam Bankman-Fried, launched prior to co-founding FTX, has been credited with helping to propel the crypto billionaire to international fame and success. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Coins

    Former Alameda co-CEO Sam Trabucco forfeits yacht, apartments to FTX creditors

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • The Robinhood Markets Inc. app is shown on a cell phone.Finance

    Fintech giants Robinhood and Revolut eye stablecoins

    By Olga Kharif, Emily Nicolle, and others
  • Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer at MicroStrategy, speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, D.C., US, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The summit is gathering the most influential people focused on public policy for digital asset and blockchain innovations, according to the organizers. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCompanies

    MicroStrategy boss Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-buying plans paid off big during this year’s boom. Now he’s made some $400m cashing in company shares

    By Olga Kharif, Tom Contiliano, and others
  • Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, speaks during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The conference runs through Nov. 4. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Ethereum developers approve change to slow down ‘staking’—despite reliable crypto returns

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • Michael Saylor (L) and Bill Miller IV speak during Bitcoin Conference 2023 at Miami Beach Convention Center on May 19, 2023 in Miami Beach, Fla.Companies

    MicroStrategy is profitable again after rise in Bitcoin vindicates CEO Michael Saylor’s crypto strategy—for now

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks with members of the media during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The summit is typically a hotbed for etching out mergers over handshakes, but could take on a much different tone this year against the backdrop of lackluster deal volume, inflation and higher interest rates. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman links 2 hot tech trends with his new Worldcoin: artificial intelligence and crypto. But there’s a lot more to the story

    By Olga Kharif, Hannah Miller, and others
  • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES &#8211; 2022/09/10: General view of the Las Vegas strip from the northern end of the strip.<br /> In 2021 Las Vegas had 32.2 million visitors making it one of the most traveled cities in the United States. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Nevada seeks to impound assets of a crypto wallet firm that owes clients over $156 million but only has half that amount left

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • Changpeng Zhao, billionaire and chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., during a news conference at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The Web Summit runs from 1-4 November. Photographer: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Binance told to cease operations in Belgium, with officials citing ‘acts that are liable to constitute a criminal offense’

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg
  • Do KwonFinance

    Bitcoin rally stalls as crypto dragnet ensnares Coinbase, Do Kwon, and Lindsay Lohan: ‘We will see more enforcement news like this’

    By Michael P. Regan, Olga Kharif, and others
  • Lisbon , Portugal &#8211; 2 November 2022; Changpeng Zhao, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Binance, at Media Village during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Ben McShane/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)Tech

    Senators write a scathing letter to Binance alleging it’s a ‘hotbed of illegal financial activity’ and has helped pay criminals billions

    By Olga Kharif and Bloomberg