As Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders points out, this rift between President Trump and China is no longer just a “skirmish.” | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: China had to see this one coming. After China President Xi Jinping revealed his intentions to slap fresh tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, President Trump raised...Read More
President Trump is toying with shaking up the capital gains tax. Should Bitcoin investors care, or would the changes just be white noise? | Source: (i) AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin (ii) Shutterstock; Edited by CCN By CCN Markets: President Trump has been bandying about the idea of reforming how capital gains are calculated. What impact, if...Read More
Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s secretary of state, invoked 9/11 to explain the gravity of the threat that bitcoin presents to national security. | Source: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster By CCN Markets: When Trump adviser Mike Pompeo addressed crypto regulation during a Tuesday morning interview, he claimed that he didn’t want to start a “viral moment.” However,...Read More
Need another reason to buy bitcoin? Trump just signed a budget agreement that will raise the US national debt by $1.7 trillion. | Source: REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: Donald Trump might not like bitcoin, but he’s doing an excellent job creating the economic conditions in...Read More