The Bitcoin Conference, running through Thursday at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center, is the world’s largest gathering of the Bitcoin industry.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Vice President JD Vance forcefully endorsed cryptocurrency in a Wednesday speech, calling the bitcoin industry a “movement” and pledging the Trump administration will boost digital assets instead of weaponizing federal regulations against them.

Notably, bitcoin appears to have front-run traditional markets, with crypto markets now entering a consolidation phase while the S&P 500 still trades 4% below its all-time highs from February. Meanwhile,

Vice President JD Vance commended digital assets such as bitcoin as an option for people left out of traditional financing.

Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington.

Bitcoin's surge is fueled by its status as a safe haven asset amid current geopolitical instability as well as bipartisan support for crypto legislation.

An account holder may find value in dedicating a small share of their portfolio to crypto, as long as the individual is willing to lose the holdings in the event of a downturn, analysts said. Digital assets, they added, can help diversify a portfolio and present the possibility of significant upside.

The headline-grabbing tale of an Italian man who said he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking his bitcoin highlights a dark corner of the cryptocurrency world: the threat of violence by thieves seeking digital assets.

My wife and I just had a baby girl. A college friend of ours sent us $175 in Bitcoin as a baby gift. He’s a crypto bro and is super-into it, while I, on the other hand, am extremely skeptical. My friend said that I can’t sell it until her bat mitzvah (when “it will be at least $1,