How Will The Biden Administration Affect BTC?
How will a Democratic administration in the U.S impact bitcoin regulation and the BTC price over the next four years?Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States and the Democratic Party is back in power. We are all already aware of how this has affected the price of bitcoin — coincidence or not, the BTC price has more than tripled since November 7, 2020, when the election results were announced. Now, after BTC hit new all-time price highs and kept on rising, let’s analyze what may happen to bitcoin in the longer term with the Democratic Party in charge of the White....
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The Biden administration is reportedly drafting a government-wide cryptocurrency strategy as an executive order. The directive is expected to be presented to President Joe Biden in the coming weeks. The strategy could be released as soon as next month.
US Government-Wide Crypto Strategy
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to release an initial government-wide strategy on digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The strategy is being drafted as an executive order, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter, who revealed that senior....