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"No matter how good or bad your life is, wake up each morning and be thankful you still have one." - Paul Walker Good Morning Everyone

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The sell-off signals that macro factors — such as a looming trade war and weakening global economy — could overpower bullish industry developments, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s dismissal of several lawsuits against crypto firms in February.

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Cryptocurrencies with potential exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals, robust revenue-generating models and sustained investor attention may outperform the rest of the market, Ju said. Still, “The era of everything pumping is over,” he added.

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“Most altcoins won’t make it” during the 2025 market cycle, Ju wrote in a Feb. 25 X post.

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Bitcoin was the currency of choice for cybercriminals for years, but this changed in 2022. The 2025 Chainalysis report shows a seismic shift to stablecoins that now account for 63% of all illicit crypto transactions.

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Schaaf’s remarks came amid the crypto markets facing a massive wave of volatility, with analysts recording $1.5 billion in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours.

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Trump has already imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese imports while raising US taxes on foreign steel and aluminum. He also threatened a 25% tariff on products coming from bordering countries Canada and Mexico before delaying that decision until early March.

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He’ll also take a key role in working with top US trade negotiators to deliver Trump’s plans to impose import taxes on US trading partners.

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He’ll now head around 50,000 Commerce Department staffers who do everything from gathering business data and looking after patents to drumming up foreign investment and forecasting the weather.

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Lutnick is a crypto advocate, and Cantor Fitzgerald holds a stake in crypto stablecoin issuer Tether. However, Lutnick said he’d sell shares in all 818 businesses and other private investments that he holds positions in within 90 days, which lands on May 19.

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Lutnick immediately stepped down as CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald after he was confirmed to lead the Department of Commerce in a 52-45 vote on Feb. 18.

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The US Senate has confirmed Howard Lutnick as the 41st Secretary of Commerce. Lutnick, a billionaire with ties to Wall Street, will support President Donald Trump’s administration on trade policies.

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“So not only do you have Trump, of course, you’ve got the House and the Senate controlled by the Republicans, so there’s an opportunity to make real change,” Belsche said.

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Bessent told Fox Business in July that he has “been excited about the president’s embrace of crypto, and I think it fits very well with the Republican Party. Crypto is about freedom, and the crypto economy is here to stay.”

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He’s also said a central bank digital currency is for countries that have “no other investment alternatives” and are “doing it out of necessity.”

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Bessent is known to be pro-crypto and against the notion of a central bank digital currency along with President Trump. “I see no reason for the US to have a central bank digital currency,” he said in a Jan. 16 Senate Finance Committee hearing.

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During his confirmation hearing, Bessent said that government spending was “out of control.”

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The 62-year-old Tennessee lawmaker strongly supports Trump’s economic agenda, including the renewal of $4 trillion in expiring tax cuts, the implementation of tariffs, and increased oil production. He also pushed back against the idea that Trump’s policies would be inflationary, Reuters reported.

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As Treasury secretary, Bessent will have influence over the nation’s tax collections and its $28 trillion Treasury debt market. He will also have sway over fiscal policy, financial regulations, international sanctions, and overseas investments.

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