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Markets

'Was This Correct?' Twitter's Dorsey Asks About Banning Trump, and Then Says 'Yes'

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

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Markets

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.

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Tech

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.

President Donald J. Trump chairs the National Security Council.

Markets

Decentralization and What Section 230 Really Means for Freedom of Speech

With U.S. President Donald Trump clashing with social media behemoth Twitter, what does the fight over “Section 230” really mean and can decentralization offer a better solution?

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Markets

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.

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Policy

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

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.

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Markets

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.

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Markets

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.

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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.

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