内容摘要：Vance hailed cryptocurrencies as a hedge that can help conservative populists protect themselves against what he called bad politicians, overly aggressive regulators and unethical elites. He predicted continued assimilation of the digital currencies into the financial mainstream and said it was strategically important for the US to be a world leader in the industry, noting that the Chinese government is hostile to crypto.

Vance hailed cryptocurrencies as a hedge that can help conservative populists protect themselves against what he called bad politicians, overly aggressive regulators and unethical elites. He predicted continued assimilation of the digital currencies into the financial mainstream and said it was strategically important for the US to be a world leader in the industry, noting that the Chinese government is hostile to crypto.

by the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on May 22 by a single vote.In a post on X on Wednesday, Musk said his time with the administration had “come to an end”.

“I would like to thank President Donald Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” the SpaceX founder wrote.As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank Presidentfor the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.

mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

Musk, who was appointed by Trump to lead DOGE, has seen his tenure in the White House marred by controversy, in particular sparked by his attempt to dismantle the

US Agency for International DevelopmentThe stop gap measure would buy the Trump administration time to draft individual tariff schemes for its trading partners using a separate provision of the same law targeting unfair trade practices, the report said.

The process would be lengthy and complex, but would put the tariffs on a much stronger legal foundation. Discussions are reportedly still underway at the White House, according to the Journal.Wednesday’s surprise ruling

by the US Court of International Trade had threatened to halt or delay Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on most US trading partners, as well as import levies on goods from Canada, Mexico and China related to his accusation that the three countries were facilitating the flow of fentanyl into the US.The International Court of Trade said tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which is typically used to address issues of national emergencies rather than addressing the national debt, were considered overreach.