USA Crypto

U.S. President Donald Trump didn't write crypto policy.

He didn't negotiate legislation or craft regulatory guidance.

But without his sweeping demands from the White House and the pressure he's applied on his political allies in Congress, it's hard to imagine the industry would have had the several major successes it's celebrated during his first year back in office.

Bitcoin BTC $89,733.86 drifted below $90,000 on Sunday during quiet trading, with investors showing limited appetite for risk ahead of a busy week of economic data and central bank events.

The largest cryptocurrency was trading around $89,600 as of 12:40 p.m. UTC, down approximately 0.9% in the preceding 24 hours, marginally higher on the week, and still down roughly 7.6% over the past month. Ether ETH $3,128.10 changed hands near $3,104, down on the day but up more than 2% over the past seven days, outperforming bitcoin on a weekly basis.

• Cardano slipped to $0.41 after a 25 bp Fed rate cut.
• Upside potential exists if ADA climbs above $0.45, with targets of $0.50 and possibly $0.70 supported by institutional backing.
• Downside risks lie in the $0.40–$0.44 zone; a break below this range could push ADA down toward $0.38–$0.39.
• Near-term ADA outlook is mixed, leaving traders to monitor both bullish and bearish signals.

Lee describes his transition as a natural, perhaps inevitable, progression. At Banking Circle, a regulated financial infrastructure provider servicing payments, FX, and treasury needs for institutions across Europe, Lee worked closely with asset managers, brokerages, and fintech firms who were experimenting with digital assets faster than expected.

“What I noticed was that institutional interest wasn’t theoretical: it was operational,” he said. Private wealth clients were asking about crypto allocation; hedge funds were engaging in high-frequency digital asset trading; pension funds and family offices wanted tokenized exposure.