Industry Thinks President Trump Will Be “Bitcoin Friendly” Ahead of Cybersecurity Order

Industry Thinks President Trump Will Be “Bitcoin Friendly” Ahead of Cybersecurity Order

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.....


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