Anthony Scaramucci – Why Bitcoin is the Monetary Network of the Future
Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci is best known for his short-lived, but very entertaining tenure as the White House communications director under President Trump. Anthony has had a long career in investment banking and he is the founder of Skybridge Capital, a global investment fund that has just launched the Skybridge Bitcoin fund.
Trump budget puts crypto in secret service crosshairs
To step up action against financial crime, the White House wants to bring the U.S. Secret Service—the agency tasked with protecting the nation’s leaders and safeguarding its financial system—back to its original home in the Treasury Department.
Bitcoin and gold jump after Trump strikes Iran
World markets were rattled on Friday. Gold, oil, and Bitcoin surged after top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was struck by a U.S. drone at Iraq's Baghdad airport.
A perfect storm for Bitcoin?
Economic storm clouds have long been gathering on the horizon, and lightning struck this week with the Dow erasing two months of gains, and the Chinese yuan falling to a level not seen since 2008. With Bitcoin surging, is the digital currency turning into a safe-haven asset?
A new report says blockchain is a threat to American hegemony
Blockchain technology has the potential to undermine one of the most powerful means of US influence — financial dominance.
Crypto dip follows political pushback against Facebook’s Libra
David Marcus, head of Calibra, was grilled at a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday following pushback against the Libra from both sides of the political aisle. The market responded with a sharp sell-off, with BTC dropping below $10,000. Is the US turning bearish on crypto?
Could we see a Trump Bump in bitcoin during the Singapore summit?
Becalmed markets around the world appear to paused in time for a breakout on any positive signal from the "historic" Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
The White House, Donald Trump, Wall Street and FinTech
For those who weren’t looking, you might have missed the release of the Framework for FinTech white paper released by the White House last Friday. It’s the output of the work performed by the National Economic Council’s Adrienne Harris and her team, who I’ve been delighted to support.