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Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce Joins the 2020 US Presidential Election
6.7.2020
Blockchain entrepreneur and former Disney child actor, Brock Pierce, is running for President of the United States this election. Pierce announced he was running during America’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, the same day Kanye West revealed his candidacy. Pierce is an advocate...
Bitcoin-Friendly Kanye West Running for US President 2020, Taking on Donald Trump and Joe Biden
5.7.2020
Kanye West announced on Independence Day that he is running for president of the United States in 2020, taking on Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Responding to the bitcoin-friendly singer with 21 Grammy Awards, Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk said West has his full support. Kanye...
Germany Takes Over FATF Presidency With New Guidance to Help Countries Apply Crypto Standards
4.7.2020
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has a new president as Germany took over the presidency from China. The intergovernmental organization also highlighted the need for more guidance on cryptocurrencies as many countries have not yet fully implemented its revised crypto standards. Another review...
UK Court Denies Maduro Access to $1 Billion of Venezuela’s Gold
3.7.2020
The UK is denying Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1 billion, stored at the Bank of England. The UK High Court has ruled that the country does not recognize Maduro as president of Venezuela, blocking him from accessing the much-needed gold. England Denies Maduro Access...
Jay Clayton Leaves SEC: Crypto Industry Hopeful for Bitcoin ETF Approval
21.6.2020
Chairman Jay Clayton is geared to leave the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after President Donald Trump nominates him to serve as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. With his departure, the cryptocurrency industry is hopeful that the SEC will finally approve...
Bitcoin SV President Hits Out at Binance as Former Critic Becomes Top Miner
19.6.2020
An industry spat has kicked off after Binance's new pool became the biggest miner for BSV, despite the exchange delisting the token a year ago
Trump Told Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to ‘Go After Bitcoin’ – Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Says
18.6.2020
Former national security advisor John Bolton has reportedly revealed in his upcoming book an instruction about bitcoin that President Donald Trump gave to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Bolton to stop the book’s release, claiming...
An Interview With Federico Olivo, President, and Founder of LKSCOIN
15.6.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Federico Olivo is the founder and current president of the LKSCOIN, a cryptocurrency destined to change the way content creators protect their ownership rights. Federico is also the chairman and co-founder...
2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen Talks Bitcoin, Endless Wars, Covid-19 Response
9.6.2020
On June 8, news.Bitcoin.com chatted with the U.S. 2020 Libertarian candidate for president, Joanne Jorgensen. The Libertarian Party’s nominee for president is the party’s first female candidate and she is a firm believer in free markets and civil liberties. This week our newsdesk...
Trump Predicts US Economy to Recover by 2021 — Fed Chair, Economists Disagree
7.6.2020
President Donald Trump has predicted that the US economy will recover by 2021, citing new jobs data released by the Labor Department which contains a “misclassification error.” Officials say the numbers are artificially low, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several...
Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Tampers With His Tweets
28.5.2020
A row with Twitter has provoked U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten to close down social media platforms. This follows Twitter tampering with Trump’s tweets to alert people to fact check his claims. Trump is further outraged by Twitter’s use of “fake news” sources...
Iranian President Calls for Launching a Cryptocurrency Mining Strategy
23.5.2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for a mining strategy throughout the oil-rich nation. The latest statements from the Iranian President follows Iran’s moves to restrict specific crypto trading platforms over “currency smuggling” mandates. On May 20, 2020, Iran’s...
Iran’s President Asks Gov’t to Plan National Crypto Mining Strategy
22.5.2020
Iran’s president has tasked officials at the central bank and ministries of energy, communications and IT with drafting plans for a national cryptocurrency mining strategy
Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy
21.5.2020
Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining
Trump Signs Deregulation Order to Boost US Economic Recovery
21.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate “unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery” following the coronavirus crisis. With this deregulation, government agencies are “encouraged to promote economic recovery through non-regulatory...
US Central Bank Blamed for 2020 Financial Crash: ‘The Fed Is Lawless Economic Government Unto Itself’
6.5.2020
The last two months dealing with the coronavirus outbreak have been strange, to say the least, and as data rolls in more people are becoming aware that there was quite a bit of overreaction from politicians, the media, and medical professionals. A small number of people are starting to focus on...
Former Bank of China President Says Digital Yuan Can Replace Cash
6.5.2020
A former President of China’s central bank says the digital yuan will be able to eventually replace cash if four key conditions are met
ECB in Full-On Emergency Mode as ‘Unprecedented Decline’ Hits Eurozone
2.5.2020
The euro area is facing an “unprecedented” economic decline, the worst since records began. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde paints a picture of a central bank in full-on emergency mode after the bank kept its interest rates unchanged. Unprecedented Economic...
Justin Amash Reveals Third-Party Presidential Bid: Pro-Bitcoin Libertarian Candidate Targets Trump’s Seat
1.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump now has an unexpected challenger as the independent congressman from Michigan, Justin Amash, says he plans to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2020 election. Besides John McAfee and Adam Kokesh, Amash is also a pro-crypto candidate, a believer in free markets,...
Economists Predict Great Depression II for US Economy: Fast or V-Shaped Recovery Unlikely
27.4.2020
Several economists have predicted where the U.S. economy is heading. One said it would take a miracle to keep the recession from turning into another Great Depression. Some believe that a fast or V-shaped recovery is unlikely. Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told President Trump...