🇺🇸 United States: Trump's policy revitalizes the cryptocurrency market
• President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March 2025 to create a “strategic Bitcoin reserve” and “digital asset stockpile,” making the United States the largest country to hold Bitcoin officially with around 200,000 BTC.
• Many global cryptocurrency companies, such as Deribit, OKX, and Nexo, are heading to the American market thanks to supportive sector policies, including the dropping of many previous regulatory cases.
• World Liberty Financial, linked to the Trump family, launched a stablecoin called USD1, which was used in a $2 billion investment deal with Binance and MGX.
?#? Market performance: Strong gains in Bitcoin and institutional investments
• The price of Bitcoin recorded a 30% increase since its lowest levels in April, surpassing $97,000, supported by institutional investments such as the Japanese company Metaplanet, which issued bonds worth $24.8 million to purchase more Bitcoin.
• MicroStrategy increased its holdings to 553,555 Bitcoin, despite recording financial losses in the first quarter of the year.
🌍 Global events and initiatives
• The Token2049 conference in Dubai attracted over 15,000 participants and featured prominent figures such as Changpeng Zhao and Eric Trump, with announcements of new partnerships between World Liberty, Binance, and MGX.
• In San Francisco, Sam Altman launched the Worldcoin project in the United States, using “eye scanning orbs” for biometric identity verification as part of a global basic income initiative.
⚠️ Political controversy: Exclusive dinner for $TRUMP currency investors
• Trump's announcement of an exclusive dinner at the White House for the top 220 investors in the $TRUMP currency sparked widespread controversy, with calls for ethical investigations from members of both Republican and Democratic parties.
🇦🇷 Argentina: $LIBRA currency scandal
• Argentine President Javier Milei faced sharp criticism after promoting the $LIBRA currency, which later collapsed in value, leading to estimated losses of $250 million for investors and raising over 100 criminal complaints against him.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Progress on the digital pound project
• The Bank of England announced the creation of a “digital pound lab” in January 2025, as part of the design phase to test potential uses for the digital pound, with expectations for its launch in late this decade.