Speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on Saturday, former President Donald Trump made several pledges to the Bitcoin community if elected in 2024. Most notably, Trump said he would create a strategic national reserve of Bitcoin as an economic asset. “I pledge to the Bitcoin community that the day I take the oath of office, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ anti-crypto crusade will be over,” “The United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world.” Trump vowed to fire SEC Chairman…
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Trump Is The Best Choice For Bitcoin
One in four Americans own Bitcoin. That’s more Americans than are over the age of 65, but how often do you hear candidates talk about senior concerns compared to concerns of crypto owners? President Donald Trump has been making a concerted effort in the 2024 campaign trail to appeal to Bitcoiners. At the recent Libertarian National Convention, President Trump vowed to “stop Joe Biden’s crusade to crush crypto,” and assured Bitcoin holders specifically that he supports the right to self-custody. “I say this with your vote, I will keep Elizabeth…
Read MoreAmerica’s First Bitcoin President: Trump Now Accepts Crypto Donations
President Trump, in a press release published on his website this afternoon, announced that his campaign to take back the White House will begin accepting donations using Bitcoin. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump now officially accepts #Bitcoin for campaign donations. pic.twitter.com/ySkwNQT1D2 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 21, 2024 This announcement by his campaign is sure to stoke the fires between the incumbent President Joseph Biden, who alongside fellow Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), has spent the majority of his term in Washington waging an all-out regulatory attack against the digital asset…
Read MoreDonald Trump Acknowledges Bitcoin’s Popularity — Says BTC Has Taken on ‘a Life of Its Own’ and ‘I Can Live With It’
U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has acknowledged the growing popularity of bitcoin, stating that “a lot of people are doing it” and the crypto has taken on “a life of its own.” Trump further shared: “More and more I’m seeing people wanting to pay bitcoin and you’re seeing something that’s interesting so […] Source link
Read MoreDonald Trump Won't Reappoint Fed Chair Jerome Powell If Elected President
In a recent statement, former President Donald Trump made it clear that, if elected for a second term, he would not reappoint Jerome Powell as the Federal Reserve Chair. Trump has expressed his dissatisfaction with the current Fed Chair’s performance, and suggests that Powell will rate cuts in attempt to give Democrats an advantage in the 2024 elections. Trump’s criticism comes amidst concerns over inflation and the Federal Reserve’s handling of monetary policy. The former President believes that Powell’s approach has been too “political” and not been in the best interest of…
Read MoreDonald Trump NFT prices spike following release of mugshot in Georgia criminal case
The price of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) featuring Donald Trump surged after news outlets released a photo of the former United States President as part of his criminal case in the state of Georgia for allegedly attempting to subvert the will of voters in the 2020 election. According to data from NFT marketplace OpenSea, the floor price of Trump’s line of digital trading cards first released in December 2022 increased more than 62% from 0.138 to 0.224 Ether (ETH) on Aug. 24 shortly after the former president’s mugshot became public. The…
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