Jaime Lizárraga of the US Securities and Exchange Commission should be leaving the financial regulator as a new presidential administration prepares to take power. The SEC commissioner announced in November that he planned to step down on Jan.

The president-elect and his family have a direct and potentially lucrative stake in the sale of a cryptocurrency product that surged in value in the hours after going on sale, days before his inauguration.

Top Republican officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are poised to begin overhauling the agency's cryptocurrency policies potentially as early as next week when President-elect Donald Trump takes power,

President-elect Donald Trump's new pick for Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly expected to start his tenure by revamping the agency's crypto policies.

One big ask, On The Money has learned, includes no longer having to deal with the heavy hand of regulation by the SEC, also known as Wall Street’s top cop.

With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry's recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.

In tuxedos and floor-length gowns, crypto executives and adherents spilled through the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Friday, ready to toast the inauguration of Donald J. Trump — a leader who promises to become the most crypto-friendly US president.

The new $TRUMP meme coin – a type of cryptocurrency – launched Friday night with posts on Trump's Truth Social social media platform and on X, the social network previously known as Twitter. According to the coin's website, gettrumpmemes.com, there are 200 million $TRUMP coins available now, with plans to have 1 billion over the next three years.

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The token launch appeared to be a boost for the chain Trump's memecoin launched on. Solana was up about 6% after the launch as money flowed in. Other cryptos had taken a dip as traders may have shifted funds to account for the surprise token drop.

A late-night social media announcement from the incoming president became one of the largest cryptocurrencies in hours.

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to use his executive powers to reduce the regulatory burden faced by cryptocurrency companies and promote digital asset adoption in his first few days in office,