Why Are Bitcoin and Avocado Prices Eerily Mirroring Each Other?
We’ve seen the correlation between avocado and bitcoin prices before. So do Trump’s new measures against Mexico indicate a ‘buy’ signal? Looking at...
As Trump Threatens the ‘End of Iran’ Its People Flock to Bitcoin
Thanks to Trump, Iran is between a rock and a hard place. As US sanctions squeeze the country tighter, inflation rises, and war drums echo in the distance, its people are flocking to...
3 Reasons Why Trump is (Unknowingly) Bitcoin’s Biggest Champion
Trump and other world leaders have been named and shamed in the recent Fitch ratings report. Slowing global economic growth coupled with governments’ relentless interventions are...
Trump May Affect Bitcoin Price With Herman Cain Pick
Trump is recommending Herman Cain for one of two vacant seats on the Fed Board. The man who advocates a return to the gold standard could undermine Bitcoin price in the short-term as...
Ron Paul Admonishes Fed, Comes out Against Crypto Taxes in New Blog...
Former US Congressman Ron Paul believes that tax-free cryptocurrencies may help navigate the economy past recession. Paul, the consummate libertarian and eternal critic of the Federal...
Trump Trade War Tariffs Compound Bitmain IPO Woes
Bitmain’s beleaguered IPO faces further challenges as the latest Trump tariffs hit mining hardware. The situation is also likely to affect planned IPOs by Canaan and Ebang...
White House Considers Ripple as a Foil to China’s Bitcoin...
Ripple is certainly divisive, seeming to catalyze an equal number of naysayers as it maintains influential fans. According to Chief Market Strategist, Cory Johnson, those fans may also...
U.S. Senate Candidate Vows to Speak with President Trump About...
Ross Ulbricht could have a powerful voice advocating for his freedom if U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Brakey is elected. Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk...
Bitcoin is Making Currency Manipulation Difficult for Central Banks
Bitcoin was largely created as a means of undermining the control of governments and traditional financial institutions. Now, the dominant cryptocurrency by market capitalization is...
Venezuela’s Petro Now Purchasable with Foreign Fiat
Last month, Venezuela became the first country to issue its own cryptocurrency with the launch of the purportedly oil-backed Petro. Now, the digital currency is available for purchase...
Berkeley Hopes to Tackle Homelessness with Its Own Cryptocurrency
In an effort to stick it to the man and reduce its reliance on federal funding under the Trump administration, the city of Berkeley plans on issuing its own cryptocurrency...
Cryptocurrency Investors Lose Major Tax Break Under New U.S. Tax Code
The new U.S. tax code amends IRC Section 1031 (a)(1) regarding “like kind exchanges,” excluding all cryptocurrencies from a previous legal loophole and making all cryptocurrency...