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A cartoon image of the US president holding a Bitcoin at a store in Hong Kong. Trump, who used to dismiss crypto assets as a “scam”, is now a convert, even if he hasn’t explained why.

Boosting Bitcoin: Is Trump making America part of a giant crypto scam?

Does the US need Donald Trump’s planned national strategic reserve of crypto assets? Absolutely not.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Risky investments such as cryptocurrency can be a great way to lose a lot of money later in life.

Bitcoin is no longer just a financial asset – it’s a political one

Thanks to Donald Trump, Bitcoin is not just a trade but a core asset class, integrated into the financial system.

  • Billy Leung
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou assured customers that the company was still solvent.

The $2.4 billion hack that has rattled the crypto world

As President Donald Trump embraces crypto, we just got a reminder of why it remains the Wild West of the financial world.

  • David Yaffe-Bellany
Within hours of its launch, the price of Trump’s oh-so-inventively named meme coin $Trump, had skyrocketed by as much as 600 per cent.

Trump’s ridiculous ‘meme coin’ lays bare crypto’s rotten underbelly

What if I told you about a great investment opportunity that involves putting your hard-earned savings into a product that, two weeks ago, didn’t exist?

  • Victoria Devine
Bitcoin has rocketed since Donald Trump’s decisive election victory.

Trump crypto meme coin creates billions from thin air before his DC return

The coin’s market value has surged to about $9 billion, meaning a massive possible windfall for Trump-linked entities that own most of it.

  • Annie Massa
Wall Street has had a quiet session.

Energy, consumer shares weigh on ASX; bitcoin below $US100,000

The Australian sharemarket finished lower on Friday, with every sector bar utilities retreating after the huge rally in US stocks lost momentum overnight.

  • Jessica Yun
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Wall Street has hit more records on Wednesday.

Tech stocks lift ASX after Wall Street savours AI boost

The Australian sharemarket finished higher on Thursday after US stock indexes hit fresh records overnight as tech companies talked up the profit boost from the artificial intelligence boom.

  • Hannah Hammoud
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‘The sky is the limit now’: Bitcoin surges past $US100,000 in Trump rally

The cryptocurrency has boomed following the election victory of Donald Trump, who has promised to usher in pro-crypto regulation in the US.

  • David Swan
In recent days, bitcoin has crept closer to the $US100,000 milestone.

It’s tough to admit, but I was wrong about bitcoin

It doesn’t provide a yield, pay a dividend or have any inherent physical value. It’s not widely accepted as a payment. But in the end, does that really matter?

  • William Bennett
Bitcoin has been turbocharged since Donald Trump’s re-election.

Bitcoin treading water below $US100,000 with big target in sight

Cryptocurrencies ranging from Bitcoin to memecoins have been on a tear since the election of Donald Trump to a second term in the White House.

  • Sunil Jagtiani

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