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The post Trump’s Reflecting Pool Revamp Drags On: Drained For The 3rd Time appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for the third time in as many months Friday, the latest renovation measure taken as algae blooms and peeled sealant have extended President Donald Trump’s makeover of the landmark to more than two months. A National Park Service worker stands near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Washington D.C. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Key Facts Photos of Friday’s partial drain show crews using a pump on the pool’s north side to extract water into a nearby manhole. The Reflecting Pool was also drained Sunday following the Fourth of July, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum telling conservative podcaster Katie Miller the removal of water was needed to remove July Fourth fireworks debris. Burgum also said Sunday’s draining was needed to repair the alleged vandalism done against the p

The post Trump Says Ceasefire Is Still Over, Even After U.S. Agreed To Continue Talks With Iran— What’s Next? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. President Donald Trump announced multiple times this week that the United States’ fragile ceasefire with Iran was over. The announcement came in the midst of a continued escalation in attacks between the two countries. CENTCOM announced that the U.S. struck at least 170 Iranian targets this week alone in retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Jonathan Panikoff, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the developments. Watch the full interview above. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2026/07/10/trump-says-ceasefire-is-still-over-even-after-us-agreed-to-continue-talks-with-iran–whats-next/

The post Bitcoin Gains Ground as US CBDC Ban Becomes Law Through 2030 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News The United States is enacting its first-ever ban on a central bank digital currency, as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically becomes law at midnight without President Donald Trump’s signature. Under the Constitution, a bill approved by Congress takes effect after 10 days on the president’s desk while lawmakers remain in session, even absent a signature or veto. Trump confirmed he would not sign the measure, yet took no formal action to block it before the deadline. Tucked inside the housing-affordability package is a provision barring the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, a long-standing priority for the crypto sector and privacy advocates. The restriction prohibits the Federal Reserve from creating a CBDC — or any digital asset that is substantially similar — through Dec. 31, 2030, a window of roughly four and a half years. The bill text def

The post White House’s Latest Construction Project Comes From Secret Service Request appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The Trump administration launched a months-long project reportedly to fortify the White House’s front door, the latest construction effort happening at the White House as tarps obscure scaffolding at the North Portico. Construction workers hung tarps outside the White House’s North Portico on Thursday. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Security upgrades to the White House’s front door come at the behest of the Secret Service and are expected to take until mid-September to complete, CNN reported. Tarps went up on the White House’s North Portico in the late morning on Thursday, covering scaffolding that has stood for days. A White House official told CNN the North Portico is “undergoing standard restoration work” to repair stones in the columns, one of several concurrent construction projects taking place at the White House and acr

Donald Trump confirmed on social media that he would not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a ban on a US CBDC until the end of 2030, setting the stage for the bill to become law on Saturday.

The post Trump Says U.S., Iran to Continue Talks Despite Ceasefire Ending, Bitcoin Extends Gains appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that U.S.-Iran talks will continue after a request from Iran. Bitcoin extended its gains amid this development, breaking above the psychological $64,000 level. Trump Gives Update On U.S.-Iran Talks, Bitcoin Extends Gains In a Truth Social post, the president said that Iran has asked the U.S. to continue talks and that they have agreed to do so. However, he added that the U.S. has said to Iran that the ceasefire is over even as talks continue. This follows an earlier report of President Trump’s statement that Iran wants to make a deal “so badly.” Bitcoin has extended its gains amid the president’s latest statement about U.S.-Iran talks set to continue. The leading crypto is currently trading at around $64,100, up almost 2% from an intraday low of around $62,000, according to TradingView data. BTC notably dropped be

The post Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill Banning CBDC in Protest Over SAVE America Act appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. President Donald Trump has said that he will not sign the housing bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, as the Senate has failed to pass the Save America Act, which he continues to push for. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act notably includes a CBDC and is still on course to become law despite the president’s refusal to sign the bill. Trump Says He Won’t Sign Housing Bill In a Truth Social post, the president said he would not sign the housing bill, which Congress passed last month and sent to the White House. He explained that he was doing this in protest over the fact that the Senate is not capable of passing the Save America Act, despite it polling at 97% among the Republican Party. As CoinGape reported earlier, President Trump delayed signing the bill last month. Back then, he said he wouldn’t sign it until Congress passed the “desperately needed” S

The post Trump refuses housing bill as CBDC ban moves toward becoming law appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. President Donald Trump has refused to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, even as the bill containing a provision blocking a U.S. central bank digital currency through 2031 has remained on course to become law. Summary Trump has refused to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act over the Senate’s failure to pass the Save America Act. The housing bill is still expected to become law because the White House has confirmed Trump will not veto it. The legislation would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a U.S. CBDC until 2031 if it takes effect. According to a Truth Social post by President Trump, he decided not to sign the housing bill because the Senate has yet to pass the Save America Act, which he has repeatedly urged lawmakers to approve. Congress passed the housing legislation last month and sent it to the White House, but Trump argued that he would withhold his si