What Will President Trump Do for Our Blockchain Industry?
It is said that the British never had a violent revolution, therefore do not have a written constitution, because the Isles, so surrounded by water, lacking any real threats of land invasion, allowed the people to be free. Today, in that old British tradition, the people of America have successfully undergone a peaceful revolution with truly not one shot being fired. For this achievement, much of the free and uncurated internet is celebrating the elevation of the most powerful man on earth of the first ever American president to hold no previous political or military position. It is the....
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According to an attendee of private Bitcoin conclave Satoshi Roundtable III, both a congresswoman and CEO of Overstock Patrick Byrne believe President Trump, mired in a web of controversy in the US and globally, will be “bitcoin friendly” — even as a sweeping draft executive order on the nation’s cybersecurity framework awaits his signature.....
President-elect Donald Trump's victory has shaken the US political landscape, but what does that mean for blockchain policy? By all accounts, Trump scored a stunning upset in yesterday's US presidential vote, following a chaotic and controversial campaign. And though Trump and his campaign didn't weigh in on FinTech during the election, the future president will be the one to ultimately sign any legislation that would capture bitcoin and blockchain technology. Still, Trump offered peeks into his regulatory agenda over the course of the race. For example, he has expressed support for....
“A page in the book of history has turned, and there is an opening to think about some of our problems from a new perspective,” the gay Bitcoin enthusiast, Peter Thiel, who will serve on Donald J. Trump’s presidential transition team, told the New York Times after the election. “I’ll try to help the president in any way I can.” Since Donald J. Trump assumed the role of president-elect in last Tuesday’s U.S. election, much scrutiny has been put on his statements and team as the transition begins between President Obama and Mr. Trump. President-elect Trump appointed a litany of Republican....