Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve on March 7, and the Senate voted to block the new DeFi broker rule. Meanwhile, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirmed to Cointelegraph that its digital assets regulation does not ban holding or transferring non-compliant stablecoins. … Read more

Democrats see silver lining to layoffs in Virginia as they seek to rally voters for governor's race

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/xdvtd6yxqb?key=9554404018c26e6f076623874c1aa864 Democrats are betting the flurry of pink slips President Trump has doled out to tens of thousands of federal workers and the blowback from it will give them a boost in the Virginia gubernatorial race, as they look to rebound from a disastrous election cycle and repair their party’s mangled image.

Mike Johnson’s chief of staff Hayden Haynes arrested for alleged DUI

The chief of staff for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was recently arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, Fox News can confirm. Hayden Haynes was arrested just before midnight on Tuesday evening for allegedly getting behind the wheel of a vehicle while drunk. The arrest took place around an hour after President Donald Trump’s joint … Read more

ETHDenver 2025 includes policy at developer-centric event

Roughly 25,000 people gathered in Colorado for the 2025 ETHDenver conference from Feb. 23 to March 2 — an event that included the state’s governor and representatives from many crypto companies and US lawmakers.  The annual Ethereum-focused event launched in 2017 kicked off this year with its traditional BUIDLWeek, bringing developers together for technical presentations, … Read more

Trans surgeries increase risk of mental health conditions, suicidal ideations

So-called “gender-affirming surgery” could lead to dangerous mental health effects, a new study has found. Transgender individuals face “heightened psychological distress,” including depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, “partly due to stigma and lack of gender affirmation,” as stated in the study, which was published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Researchers from the University of … Read more

Democrats’ behavior at Trump’s Congress address ‘completely disgraceful,’ press secretary says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrats for acting like “children” at President Donald Trump’s Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress.  “The behavior of Democrats last night was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public,” Leavitt told reporters Wednesday at a White House press … Read more