Earlier in the week we described El Salvador's historic bitcoin bond deal - a $1 billion deal collateralized with $500 million of bitcoin that the crypto-embracing nation would use to fund the construction of a "Bitcoin city." As we said at the
The decision not to appoint progressive-fave Lael Brainard to Fed Chair (and more notably not to pick her fore vice-chair of supervision) triggered selling in STIRs (Powell more hawkish) and buying in bank stocks (no Warren-esque 'regulator' running
For bitcoin enthusiasts, one of the most compelling things about the cryptocurrency is its ability to side-step fiat monetary systems that dilute the value of cash holdings through inflation.
“You will own nothing, and be happy,” is the now familiar slogan for proponents of "The Great Reset.” The World Economic Forum's crusade against private property is well publicized.
In 1972, one year after President Richard Nixon defaulted on the dollar and formally took the United States off of the gold standard for good, the financial historian and analyst Michael Hudson published "Super Imperialism," a radical critique of
He says we must open our schools to teach cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, noting that bitcoin is "a new way of paying for goods and services throughout the entire globe."
CEO Jack Dorsey explained, "We have a number of initiatives toward that goal" that will help "bitcoin reach a mainstream audience while at the same time strengthening the network and ecosystem."
The new law expands the definition of cash to include "digital assets" and comes as governments around the world grapple with the rapid rise of crypto and the potential for its use in money laundering.
"Byron lost all his leverage when he gave up the ball," Brady joked with the Manning brothers, per CBS Sports. "He should've held it. ... (But) I'm also giving him a Bitcoin, so at the end of the day, I think he's making out pretty well."
That includes bitcoin wallets, credit and debit cards that earn rewards in crypto and enable digital assets to be spent, and loyalty programs where airline or hotel points can be converted into bitcoin.
The American journalist, Youtuber, podcast host, and political commentator, Tim Pool, has talked about bitcoin on numerous occasions and even more so these days as the crypto asset crossed its all-time price high.
Mastercard told CNBC it's simply delivering on something its clients have long been asking for. said its clients have been asking for more help about integrating with crypto and its simply answering the call.