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Vice President JD Vance is due to speak at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas today, which coincides with the Trump administration’s growing support for cryptocurrency.
- Vance is set to speak at the conference at noon ET today.
- As vice president, he is the highest-ranking U.S. official to speak at the annual event.
- Holding between $250,000-$500,000 in Bitcoin, Vance has been a long supporter of the currency.
- Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are also scheduled to speak at the event.
- President Trump was once skeptical of crypto, calling it a scam, but has had a change of heart, giving Bitcoin a boost.
- Critics say the Trump family’s crypto ties raise ethics and conflict concerns.
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Trump administration sues North Carolina over voter ID numbers
On Tuesday, the Trump administration sued North Carolina’s election board, accusing it of violating federal law by failing to ensure registration forms included required ID numbers.
The Department of Justice says the board did not inform applicants that they had to provide a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, which the 2002 Help America Vote Act requires.
The suit asks a federal court judge to order the board to develop a plan within 30 days to contact voters with missing information and update the voter rolls.
The previous Democrat-held board acknowledged the issue in 2023 but refused to retroactively contact affected voters before the 2024 election. The board’s new Republican majority is said to be more open to federal demands.
Executive Director Sam Hayes said the agency is studying the lawsuit and is committed to finding compliance.
The lawsuit follows Republican efforts over the years to ensure voter roll accuracy, speeding up after President Trump’s March executive order regarding election integrity. Local elections begin in September.
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