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Bitcoin’s price surged past $106,000 on Thursday, fueled by developments in U.S. crypto policy and speculation surrounding President Donald Trump’s plans for a national Bitcoin reserve.

Risk assets, including BTC, held steady while the Japanese yen rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest in 17 years.

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the creation of a cryptocurrency working group tasked with proposing new digital asset regulations and exploring the creation of a national cryptocurrency stockpile, making good on his promise to quickly overhaul U.S. crypto policy. The much-anticipated action also ordered that banking services for crypto companies be protected, alluding to industry claims that U.S. regulators have directed lenders to cut crypto companies off from banking services - something regulators deny. The order also banned the creation of central bank digital currencies in the U.S. which could compete with existing cryptocurrencies.

In a notice posted on its website, the SEC said the 2022 guidance known as Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, which then-President Joe Biden blocked lawmakers from cancelling in May of last year, had been revoked. The crypto industry and crypto-friendly lawmakers had long objected to the measure, which required companies keeping custody of digital assets on behalf of others to account for them as liabilities, raising the cost of doing so. The banking industry welcomed the withdrawal of the guidance.

This week, there’s been some big news for U.S. based crypto projects. Eric Trump confirmed that U.S.-based projects like XRP and HBAR will eventually benefit from zero capital gains tax, while non-U.S.-based projects face a 30% tax. Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz plans to use the Congressional Review Act to challenge a controversial IRS rule requiring DeFi brokers to report user data. Critics, including Cruz, argue the rule stifles innovation and infringes on privacy. With growing support, Cruz’s e

This week, there’s been some big news for U.S. based crypto projects. Eric Trump has allegedly confirmed that U.S.-based projects like XRP and HBAR will eventually benefit from zero capital gains tax, while non-U.S.-based projects face a ~30% tax. Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz plans to use the Congressional Review Act to challenge a controversial IRS rule requiring DeFi brokers to report user data. Critics, including Cruz, argue the rule stifles innovation and infringes on privacy. With growing su