Bitcoin has plunged from an all-time high of more than $126K in October by nearly 50 percent, even as the president has paved a new era for the industry in Washington.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss — the Facebook-famous crypto billionaires — have emerged as President Donald Trump’s fiercest allies in the digital assets world.

The plans have triggered concern among pension funds and investor advocacy groups, who fear that the changes could deprive them of key information about public companies, and have caused a split on th...

Wall Street traditionalists, who once downplayed the threat of crypto, are fighting back.

The Trump-supporting billionaire twins told the president that his nominee for Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair was not the right fit.

Congress has kicked off the biggest test yet of whether the industry can become the financial disruptor that it claims to be.

Critics warn that hoovering up digital assets could backfire whenever the volatile crypto markets take a turn for the worse.

The dismissal is the latest in a string of moves by the Wall Street regulator to walk back its enforcement crackdown on crypto firms.

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The event — billed as the “most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World” — is the latest example of the president’s stunning pivot from crypto scourge to evangelist.

The event — billed as the “most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World” — is the latest example of the president’s stunning pivot from crypto scourge to evangelist.

Washington is in knots over President Donald Trump’s deepening ties to the wild and lucrative world of crypto.

After a March incident at Mar-A-Lago involving cryptocurrency and a Truth Social post, the White House turns on a well-known political fixer.

The event is drawing criticism and unease from Democrats and even from some Republicans.

The event is drawing criticism and unease from Democrats and even from some Republicans.

The rush of activity underlines a broader concern over the close ties that companies have with the Trump administration.

Industry leaders are warning that the fallout from the market volatility and the slowdown in deals will be felt beyond the financial world.

Musk is facing charges from the agency over his purchases of Twitter stock in 2022.

Paul Atkins is finally about to give Securities and Exchange Commission staff answers about what the coming years will mean for the Wall Street regulator.

The industry's pushback reflects the hostile reality facing federal agencies and workers today — one that Trump has openly welcomed.

The industry's pushback reflects the hostile reality facing federal agencies and workers today — one that Trump has openly welcomed.

In a friendly Washington, the crypto community might be its own worst enemy.

Trump imposing new tariffs on top of broader policy uncertainty will mean a hit to growth. The question is how large of a hit it will ultimately be.

The declines underscore the shift that has rocked the U.S. financial markets in recent weeks.

A growing collection of hedge fund managers, financiers and analysts say the markets are now running too hot and are at risk of a sudden downturn.

A growing collection of hedge fund managers, financiers and analysts say the markets are now running too hot and are at risk of a sudden downturn.

Filed in the aftermath of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX collapse, the case was widely seen to be the biggest legal fight in crypto.

The moves come as Trump and his allies push for a drastic makeover of the financial regulatory system.

The backlash sets the stage for what could be a bruising fight over whether national prediction markets should be allowed into the world of sports.

Wall Street’s top derivatives regulator has historically been viewed as something of an afterthought for an incoming administration.

The stock market has been frothy even as investors have lowered their expectations for how much further interest rates will go down.