Donald Trump: The Fed should lower the interest rate!
"The price of gasoline has fallen to $1.98 per gallon — the lowest level in years. Food, energy, and mortgages are becoming cheaper. Employment is at a high level. Tariffs are bringing billions into the U.S. budget. Everything is going according to plan, and this is just the beginning. Prices are falling, inflation is absent — it's time for the Fed to act and lower the rate!" $ETH
🇪🇺 The EU will ban anonymous cryptocurrencies from 2027 — source
According to new rules, from 2027, crypto services in the EU will not be able to work with anonymous tokens like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). The ban will affect exchanges, wallets, and other providers falling under the MiCA regulation.
Strict AML measures are also being introduced: for transactions over €1000, mandatory KYC will be required. $BTC
🇺🇸 Donald Trump: "Things are going very well, we are strictly on schedule working on a large tax bill. If it is not passed, then taxes in the USA will rise by 68%."
He also stated that the US Secretary of the Treasury is negotiating trade agreements with 200 countries — but there is one nuance: there are not that many countries in the world...
🇺🇸 Bond yields indicate the need for a rate cut — U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Secretary stated that the government bond market is signaling to the Federal Reserve: it's time to lower the rate. The yield on two-year treasuries has dropped to 3.58%, while the base rate remains at 4.33%.
The Federal Reserve's decision will be announced next week. Market expectations are to keep the rate unchanged.
Strategy earned $5.8 billion on BTC and is preparing to attract another $21 billion — source
Investment company Strategy reported a revenue of $5.8 billion from investments in BTC for the first quarter of 2025. During this period, it acquired 61,497 BTC, bringing the total volume to 553,555 BTC ($37.9 billion).
The company confirmed plans to issue shares worth $21 billion for further purchases. Strategy also raised the target return on BTC from 15% to 25%. $BTC
Binance launches "Fund Accounts" for licensed asset managers.
These omnibus Fund Accounts pool investors' funds and provide the following features:
— Application of various trading strategies for each fund — Calculation of universal net asset value (NAV), similar to traditional financial instruments — Reduction of operational costs — Increased investor confidence through transparency and verified reserves
This product is primarily aimed at small managers with capital ranging from $1 million to $20 million, who seek to scale with minimal barriers.
Peaky Blinders becomes part of a blockchain game using NFTs and the metaverse.
– Disney, Fox, and Lionsgate are already launching their Web3 platforms. – Fans are becoming investors. – The merge of pop culture and cryptocurrency creates a new monetization model.
However, 70% of games in the GameFi space do not survive the competition and shut down within a year.
As a result, a full-fledged ecosystem will emerge: in-game currency, tokenized characters, and community quests.
The senator from Georgia called the dinner with Trump for holders $TRUMP a crime that could lead to impeachment.
Due to the announcement of this dinner, demand for the token sharply increased.
Thus, a trader who previously made a profit of $732,000 in just half an hour thanks to news about Trump's dinner plan for holders, repurchased $TRUMP .
Spent 5.73 million USDC to buy 427,000 TRUMP at a price of $13.4.
According to Lookonchain, his crypto wallet holds over $14.3 million in tokens #TRUMP , nearly double that of the nearest competitors.
The founder of the Tron blockchain has actively increased investments in $TRUMP over the past three months and registered for a VIP event at Trump National.
Nvidia has decided to exclude the cryptocurrency industry from its accelerator "NVIDIA Inception Program".
Startups related to cryptocurrencies can no longer participate in this program.
NVIDIA Inception Program is designed to support startups engaged in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, high-performance computing, and other advanced technologies. $BTC
Donald Trump once again criticized Jerome Powell and urged the Fed to immediately lower the rate — Truth Social
"Many are calling for a preemptive rate cut. Energy and food prices (including the 'Biden egg catastrophe!') have plummeted. There is virtually no inflation."
"If Mr. 'always late' does not lower the rates now, we may face an economic slowdown."
Trump also accused Powell of biased actions in past elections: "He lowered the rate to help Biden and Kamala."