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U.S. lawmakers are light on crypto heading into new Trump era

President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to usher in a boom time for crypto but a Reuters review shows very few members of the incoming congress are invested in bitcoin or other digital currencies. On Thursday, Trump signed an order to create a cryptocurrency working group to open up the regulatory framework, and just days before he took office he launched a new crypto token. But while many Republicans in Congress have pledged to support Trump’s agenda, a Reuters review of the most recent financial disclosures by the 535 incoming members of Congress found that few have made personal investments in crypto: only 13 members of the House and Senate had investments in cryptocurrencies as of their most recent filings.

Can Bitcoin Turn a $100,000 Investment Into More Than $1 Million?

Did you know that if you invested just $100,000 in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) 10 years ago, you'd be up more than $43 million today? Bitcoin has been soaring in popularity in recent years, proving to be one of the best investments you could have owned over the past decade. Many investors have been hesitant to invest in crypto, but for those who have and held on, the gains have been monstrous.

Trump's crypto executive order could thwart Hong Kong's virtual-asset-hub ambitions

Hong Kong faces an uphill battle in maintaining an edge in the virtual-asset industry, experts say, as US president Donald Trump unveils digital asset-friendly policies aimed at making the US the "crypto capital of the planet". Trump on Friday signed a long-awaited executive order on developing America's digital-asset sector, with measures including creating a working group tasked with advising the White House on crypto regulations, and revoking previous orders that he said had "suppressed innov