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πΈ Daily Market Snapshot: Rumors are growing that Trump plans to create a strategic reserve of bitcoin in the U.S., and crypto markets are responding bullishly, with BTC, ETH, and SOL decidedly green on the day. It's an open question whether this plan will come to fruition, or how it would come to pass. Yet if it does happen, it'd certainly be the biggest pro-crypto move to date on the international stage, and likely a huge catalyst for crypto markets. Traders seem to be prepping now just in case.
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ETH $3,524 | β 3.4% | β 12.9% |
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BNB $596 | β 4.9% | β 12.0% |
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As America's Presidential election approaches, crypto participants are seeing the Republican party rally around pro-crypto messaging.
In today's guest post, Coinbase protocol specialist Viktor Bunin reacts to Vitalik Buterin's latest, much-talked-about blog cautioning full support of political candidates over their views on crypto policy. Bunin doesn't agree with him.
Read his full opinion in today's guest postπ
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Is the U.S. flipping pro-crypto? Today, we talk to Arkansas Congressman French Hill about the country's prospects to move in that direction.
The United States has either been anti-crypto or neutral since the birth of Bitcoin. Thatβs starting to change. For the first time, we actually have momentum in D.C. There will be many battles ahead, but right now, crypto is making progress.
What would a pro-crypto America look like? What laws do we need to pass to get there? Who do we still need to convince, and how close are we?
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