President-elect Donald Trump's team is holding discussions with the digital asset industry about whether to create a new White House post.

Donald Trump’s transition team is deep in talks with industry insiders about setting up a White House position focused entirely on crypto. If the plan moves forward, this would be the first time the White House creates a job solely for cryptocurrency policy.

It underscores the influence the nascent industry stands to wield in the incoming administration. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump’s team is considering creating a new White House role focused on cryptocurrency policy, according to reports.

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering creating a new White House role dedicated solely to cryptocurrency policy, according to Bloomberg.

Bitcoin continued to climb to fresh all-time highs on Thursday, approaching six-figure territory on news that President-elect Donald Trump is considering candidates for a position dedicated toward steering cryptocurrency policy.

Donald Trump is reportedly considering creating the first-of-its-kind position in the White House that will focus on crypto policy, and crypto users already have candidates in mind, including very familiar names.

Donald Trump is reportedly considering creating the first-ever crypto role in the White House to focus on US crypto policy.

Bitcoin topped US$97,000 for the first time as the digital-asset sector moves to cement its influence with Donald Trump by pushing for a new White House post dedicated to cryptocurrency policy. Trump’s team is holding discussions about whether to create such a role for the first time and the industry is pitching for the position to have direct access to the president-elect,