Trump

Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy

Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be.

Business  ·  14 January 2021

‘Was This Correct?’ Twitter’s Dorsey Asks About Banning Trump and Then Says ‘Yes’

He then praised Bitcoin as a "technology that is not controlled or influenced by any single individual or entity."

News  ·  14 January 2021
Newsletters

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition

Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.

News  ·  8 January 2021
CoinFlash

Trump’s Security Hawks Call Distributed Ledgers ‘Critical’ in US-China Tech Arms Race

DLT is among 20 "critical and emerging" technologies in the Trump Administration's new strategy for preserving the U.S.' technological edge.

Tech  ·  15 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Rejected Near $7K Despite US Fiscal Agreement on $2T Stimulus Package

Bitcoin has dropped back from levels near $7,000 despite the rapidly increasing scope of fiscal stimulus efforts in the US and across the globe.

Markets  ·  25 March 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration’s Talk of New Crypto Rules

Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 February 2020
Donald Trump

New ‘TRUMP’ Token Giving 62% Odds of US President’s Reelection

Crypto traders outside the U.S. now have a way to weigh in on President Trump thanks to a new digital token, the TRUMP.

Markets  ·  7 February 2020
China

China Seizes the Blockchain Opportunity. How Should the US Respond?

Mike J Casey unwraps the recent comments from Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent remarks related to blockchain.

Markets  ·  28 October 2019
Regulation

Trump’s Currency War With China Could Be Bitcoin’s Do-or-Die Moment

Donald Trump is stoking the flames of a new currency war, creating a do-or-die moment for the cryptocurrency movement, writes Michael J. Casey.

Markets  ·  12 August 2019
Markets

Bitcoin Unaffected as Markets Shrug Off Trump’s Critical Tweets

Trump recently tweeted: unregulated crypto possesses the ability to facilitate unlawful behavior; So far the markets have been slow to react.

Markets  ·  12 July 2019
News

Ex-Trump Economist Joins ‘Crypto Central Bank’ After Failed Fed Bid

Decentral aims to perform similar monetary functions for cryptocurrencies as the Federal Reserve does for the U.S. economy.

Markets  ·  25 June 2019
Bitcoin

Cheap Power Is Luring Battered Bitcoin Miners to Iran

Some crypto miners are looking to Iran for its low-cost power – but the path to setting up shop in the country is anything but simple.

Business  ·  12 December 2018
News

Ex-Trump Advisor Predicts ‘Global Cryptocurrency’

The former Goldman Sachs COO, who recently left Trump's National Economic Council, is "not a big believer in bitcoin," but sees promise in blockchain.

Markets  ·  9 May 2018
Security

Trump Signs Defense Bill Authorizing Blockchain Study

President Donald Trump has signed a $700 billion military spending bill that includes a mandate for a blockchain cybersecurity research study.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 December 2017
Markets

From Brexit to Bitfinex: What Shaped Bitcoin’s Price in 2016

Bitcoin prices surged more than 80% in 2016, pushed higher by developments such as the Brexit, the halving and the Bitfinex hack.

Markets  ·  20 December 2016