Bitcoin 2025 — billed as the world's largest event dedicated to the digital currency — kicked off this week in Las Vegas. Among the speakers: Vice President JD Vance and the White House's AI and Crypto Czar, David Sacks. their attendance marks another clear signal of the administration's growing embrace of cryptocurrency. Plus: What happened to corporate pledges made five years ago to help historically Black colleges and universities? We look into how some of those commitments have held up.