Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit, biggest crypto heist

Ben Zhou, chief executive officer of ByBit, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.  Joseph Nair | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history. The attack … Read more

Crypto, Trump, GOP leadershipo gang up on FDIC over debanking

A US Postal Service worker outside a Signature Bank branch in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley wants everyone to know what happened to his crypto company in 2023 during the Biden administration. “Our story is pretty … Read more

Trump’s broadside against wind industry puts projects that could power millions of homes at risk

A view of the turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023.  Tom Little | Reuters President Donald Trump promised to unleash U.S. energy dominance, but his sweeping executive order targeting wind power puts a pipeline of projects at risk that would generate enough electricity for millions of American homes. The … Read more

Trump crypto czar David Sacks says priority is stablecoin legislation

AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks speaks with President Donald J Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images As David Sacks, the newly appointed White House AI and crypto czar, collaborates with … Read more

Crypto gets quick return on Trump investment after funding campaign

FRANCE – 2025/01/20: In this photo illustration, Trump Meme , Trump the Crypto president, is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Romain Doucelin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Romain Doucelin | Getty Images Crypto executives, companies and investors are getting an early return on their investment in Donald Trump. After pouring tens of … Read more

Venture Global (VG) initial public offering (IPO)

Natural gas exporter Venture Global shares fell 4% in its first day of trading, as the company looked to test investor appetite for energy stocks amid the Trump administration efforts to implement a sweeping agenda aimed at boosting oil and gas production. “The Trump administration has made very clear they support growing LNG exports,” Venture … Read more

Trump laid out a sweeping energy agenda. Here are all the key actions he took on day one

Washington , DC – January 20: President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders at the White House on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images) Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping offensive on energy … Read more

No tariffs on Day 1, but Trump promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’ | Donald Trump News

Donald Trump has held off on tariffs during his first day as the president of the United States and is placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame inflation. But it’s unclear whether his orders will be enough to move the US economy as he promises. As a candidate, … Read more

How Trump could declare a national energy emergency

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office Monday, months after promising voters that he would cut their electric and gasoline prices in half in the first year of his administration.  “To achieve this rapid reduction in energy costs, I will declare a national emergency to … Read more

Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over LA wildfires | Business and Economy News

In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at the base of a transmission tower owned by the utility. Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, has been hit with multiple lawsuits claiming its electrical equipment started one of the major wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, according to … Read more