Could a Trump Presidency Boost Bitcoin Prices?
U.S. Presidential candidate, Donald Trump is certainly not a man afraid of causing a stir in the world’s economies, and that, apparently, also extends to the world of digital currency, namely, Bitcoin. According to a new report conducted by Juniper Research, global concern over the possible election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. President and other economic concerns, have found that the price of Bitcoin could experience a massive increase. Trump presidency ranked within Top 10 global risks. According to the study by Juniper Research, they found that the total value of Bitcoin....
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