From: Counting the Cost
Why are politicians and sanctioned states embracing crypto?
Bitcoin is falling, yet cryptocurrency is spreading beyond investing into politics, sanctions and global finance.
![Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts next to Reform UK by-election candidate Rob Kenyon as they arrive during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at St. Aidan's Parish Centre, Wigan, Britain on June 18, 2026. [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783437564.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Bitcoin plummets in value again after week of heavy losses
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has lost about one-third of its value since the start of the year.
Bitcoin plunge continues, erasing gains since Trump’s election
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has fallen nearly 20 percent in value since the start of 2026.
Trump’s JPMorgan Chase lawsuit revives debanking concerns in US
Workers in ‘risky’ industries and many religious and ethnic groups have been denied access to financial services.
Turkmenistan legalises crypto mining and exchanges in shift for economy
Legislation signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov establishes a licensing scheme overseen by country’s central bank.
Trump Media company announces plans to award shareholders digital tokens
President Donald Trump, the majority shareholder for Trump Media, has actively championed the growth of cryptocurrency.
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Central African Republic election: Who’s running and what’s at stake?
President Touadera’s decision to stand for a third term has drawn criticism from opposition groups and civil society.
From: NewsFeed
Texas town battles nonstop noise from bitcoin mine
A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives.
Published On 22 Dec 2025
Bitcoin ticks up after erasing all of 2025 gains
The dip comes amid doubts on future interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.
UK sentences Chinese scammer after record-breaking Bitcoin seizure
Police seized 61,000 Bitcoin from Zhimin Qian, 47, as part of a years-long money laundering investigation.
![Chinese national Zhimin Qian, alias Yadi Zhang, who was convicted for her role in a multibillion-dollar Bitcoin fraud [Photo by Metropolitan Police/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFP__20251111__83NM6WH__v1__HighRes__FilesBritainChinaCrime-1762917274.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Is Trump’s pardon of Binance boss Changpeng Zhao a conflict of interest?
Zhao is a convicted criminal who founded the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.
![Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville, Tenn. [File: Mark HumphreyAP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AP24316659779468-1737411241.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
