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On August 17, 1842, protesters burn an effigy of President John Tyler a short distance from the White House. Their actions came in response to Tyler's veto of a second attempt by Congress to re-establish the Bank of the United States. The protestors were composed primarily of members of Tyler’s own political party, the Whigs, who dominated Congress at the time. The first federal U.S. Bank, created by Alexander Hamilton and set into place by George Washington in 1791, provided a repository for federal funds and issued currency. However, beginning with President Thomas Jefferson, who opposed the idea of a...

Bitcoin (BTCUSD-8.10%)’s price was tumbling on Monday, mirroring a global selloff in stocks after a weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday. The largest and oldest token edged lower for much of the weekend before dropping sharply late Sunday. Over the past 24 hours, it was down 15% to $50,186. Ether, another popular digital asset, crashed 25% to $2,197. Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report showed that the U.S. added just 114,000 jobs in July, which fell short of consensus estimates. The soft data sparked worries that the Federal Reserve might not cut interest rates fast enough to prevent a recession. That sparked a...

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/36952 From a Biblical perspective—- what say you?

Japan down 12.4%. No Japan trades for the last 10 minutes. South Korea halted trading. Now trading resumed, at down 9.6%.

@saylor We now have a bill to establish the United States Bitcoin Reserve, stored in a Digital Fort Knox.

@disclosetv JUST IN - Trump, if President, pledges to form a Bitcoin Reserve, using 210,000 Bitcoin seized by the Department of Justice, as the core of a new “Strategic National Bitcoin Stockpile.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term, telling hundreds of cheering supporters of the digital tokens that he wants the U.S. to be a “bitcoin superpower” under his leadership. In his keynote address at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the Republican presidential nominee promised to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet” and create a bitcoin “strategic reserve” using the currency that the government currently holds. He also promised to remove Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler if...

Trump was clearly taken aback at the crowd's reaction when he made the announcement. "On day one, I will fire Gary Gensler and appoint a new SEC chairman," Trump said as the crowd went nuts. "I didn't know he was that unpopular."

As I write this, Bitcoin is trading at $69,140. Today's high - $69,400. All time closing high is around $73,000. All time intraday high is around $74,000. Bitcoin trades on many different exchanges. CNBC quotes the Coin Metrics price, which reports the trading at many of those exchanges.

The former National Security Agency contractor did not name any particular US or international lawmakers but warned many didn’t belong to the “tribe” of Bitcoiners. Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has been in exile in Russia since 2013, warned attendees at the Bitcoin 2024 conference about politicians trying to woo them over crypto. In a July 26 speech held virtually at the crypto conference, Snowden said many lawmakers were trying to earn the “love” of Bitcoiners, hinting at those attending the Nashville event. He did not explicitly refer to United States or international politicians, though US...

As former President Donald Trump prepares to speak this week at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the big event is creating the most excitement in the crypto community. Bitcoin USD (BTC) has surged more than 9% over the past month and nearly 58% year-to-date, crossing the $66,500 mark and nearing its all-time high set earlier this year.Moreover, this week, crypto investors are gearing up for several exciting developments, including the anticipated approvals from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.These ETFs can become staples in 401(k)s, IRAs,...

As Americans head to the polls this fall, their decision regarding who will lead our country will also determine the fate of crypto here in the United States, and our security, prosperity, and freedom are at stake.This week, I will join President Trump and thousands of crypto market participants in Nashville for Bitcoin 2024, the world's largest Bitcoin conference. This year, the conference is held in my home state at a time that is clearly the tipping point for the future of crypto technology in the U.S. This fall, the future of crypto in America is on the ballot as...

I would like to move some Bitcoin to cold storage, but the thought of doing it wrong and losing it forever scares the Obama out of me. If you have done it, how did you do it, how do you store the wallet, and what is the possibility of messing it up and losing it forever?

Argentine authorities are working with El Salvador, a pioneering nation in bitcoin adoption, aiming to boost cryptocurrency adoption in Argentina. High-ranking officials from Argentina's National Securities Commission (CNV), the country's securities regulator, met with El Salvador's National Commission of Digital Assets on May 23 to discuss the use of cryptocurrencies, according to an official announcement by the CNV. The talks focused on El Salvador's experience in adopting bitcoin and its regulatory framework. "El Salvador has emerged as one of the leading countries, not only in the use of bitcoin, but it has also stood out in the world of crypto...

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 President Biden vetoes bill that allows highly regulated financial firms to hold #Bitcoin and crypto

"Bitcoin is illegal" is all I've heard over countless years. But that is now officially a statement of the past. The approval of bitcoin has sealed it's future as tender that can no longer be looked at as 'dodgy'.The USG is now moving to legalize Bitcoin. Trump came all out for BTC last week. Many political analysis are saying that the election may hinge on which candidate supports Bitcoin. In the US there are over 50m people who own or have invested in the ETFs (BTC) or own other crypto currencies. Last week Elizabeth Warren and her crew were out...

The first close associate of Sam Bankman-Fried to plead guilty in the aftermath of FTX‘s downfall will be sentenced on Tuesday. What Happened: Ryan Salame, former CEO of FTX's Bahamas subsidiary, struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors in September. This occurred just weeks before Bankman-Fried was set to go on trial for allegedly stealing about $10 billion from customers, investors, and lenders. Salame pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws and operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bloomberg reported that prosecutors are seeking a sentence of five to seven years, while the defense argues for 18 months or less. Judge...

A North Texas woman was sentenced to nine years in prison after using Bitcoin to pay for a murder. Federal prosecutors said 58-year-old Michelle Murphy of Bedford used the dark web to find a hitman for her boyfriend’s lover. "To my knowledge, it's the first time this has happened in Texas, but it's happened plenty of places all over the United States," said former U.S. attorney Richard Roper. Investigators learned she used an ATM to convert cash to cryptocurrency at least three times and transferred about $10,500 to the hitman’s Bitcoin wallet. The person who accepted the money tipped off...

Bitcoin’s “halving” is expected to happen soon. But its potential impact depends on your relationship to the coin; it’s likely to affect miners and investors differently. “To the people who own bitcoin because they think it’s a good store of value, this halving is not that big of a deal. But to the miners, it’s a huge deal,” Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of “Re-Architecting Trust: The Curse of History and the Crypto Cure for Money, Markets, and Platforms,” tells CNBC Make It. Miners receive bitcoins, known as block rewards, for verifying and validating...

Hi Ho Silver (and Gold)! Gold futures prices are soaring and are at $2,422.00. Gold futures prices are up 19.61% over the past year. Silver futures prices are also soaring and are at $29.64. Silver futures prices are up 16.40% over the past year. Bitcoin is almost at $70,000 and is up 133.44% over the past year. Returning to gold, we are seeing another gold breakout, like the breakout in 2008. Even central banks are loading up on gold, silver, and cryptos. Why? Primarily fear of US reckless budgets and exploding debts/deficits (don’t listen to Biden talk about how “he”...