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The pope’s encyclical will address ‘the protection of the human person in the age of AI’, the Vatican says In the first major text of his papacy, Pope Leo will address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. The Chicago-born pontiff will present the document, known as an encyclical, at the Vatican next week during an event attended by Christopher Olah, the co-founder of Anthropic – a US-based AI firm that has clashed with Donald Trump’s administration. Continue reading...

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The post Trump deepens crypto exposure with Coinbase and Strategy investments appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have further expanded their indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency sector. New financial disclosures reveal increased investments tied to major crypto-linked equities, including Coinbase Global and Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy). These shares were acquired in the first quarter of 2026, according to a financial disclosure submitted to the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The OGE Form 278-T was released to the public this week. It revealed thousands of stock trades made in the names of Trump and his family so far this year. This filing covers the collective assets and investments of the President, First Lady Melania Trump, and their dependent children. The relevant authorities conducting the investigation found that the president’s children control the family’s assets.  Trump family’s major investments in key crypto firms h

A $75 million loan backed by nearly half a billion dollars worth of a company’s own tokens is now at the center of a Senate push to get regulators involved in the Trump family’s crypto operations. The Loan That Raised Questions World Liberty Financial, the crypto project tied to US President Donald Trump and his family, reportedly used around $440 million worth of its WLFI governance tokens as collateral to borrow money through Dolomite, a decentralized lending platform. Related Reading: XRP Records Biggest Spike In Network Usage In 2 Months The transaction produced roughly $65 million in the company’s own USD1 stablecoin and another $10 million in USDC. What made the deal stand out was the timing. Regular investors who held WLFI tokens were still locked in — blocked from selling — while the transaction went through. Shortly after, the token’s price dropped nearly 10% to a record low. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on May 14 asking the agency to look in

The post House Committee Leaders Urge Trump to Nominate CFTC Members, Citing CLARITY Act appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Republican chair and Democratic ranking member of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture have called on President Donald Trump to fully staff the leadership at a key financial regulator, citing the potential impact of a crypto market structure bill. In a Friday letter to Trump, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson and ranking member Angie Craig asked the president to “nominate a full panel” of bipartisan leaders for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The representatives cited “urgent regulatory issues” facing the US regulator in addition to a “significant rulemaking process” required if the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) becomes law. “Ensuring the Commission is well-equipped as the leading derivatives markets regulator in the world is a bipartisan priority for the members of our Committee,” said Thom

The post Here’s What Stocks Donald Trump Traded So Far This Year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline President Donald Trump drew scrutiny Friday over millions of dollars of securities trades made in recent months involving companies his administration has also made deals with — though Trump’s son Eric said the trades were made by a blind trust. U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Key Facts The president made purchases ranging from $1 million to $5 million in tech giants such as Oracle, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Apple and Alphabet—all of which have inked government contracts or made high-profile commitments — according to financial disclosure forms. Trump’s other large tech investments ranging between $1 million and $5 million included software company ServiceNow, semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom

The post Trump’s Stock Trades Come Under Fire—Eric Trump Insists They’re Fine appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline President Donald Trump’s son Eric defended his father Friday as the president faces scrutiny for making millions of dollars worth of stock trades over the last few months—as his administration had dealings with many of those companies—with Eric Trump claiming it’s “blatantly false” to suggest any of the family’s securities trades pose a conflict. President Donald Trump (R) and his son Eric Trump (L) walk to Marine One before departing from the White House on April 10. Getty Images Key Facts A financial disclosure listing the president’s securities trades between January and March came out on Thursday, showing him buying and selling shares of companies like Nvidia, Palantir, Meta and Paramount Skydance. Eric Trump responded Friday to a post by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who criticized the president for bringing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on his recent trip to Chin