Coinbase CEO: Trump Administration May ‘Rush Out’ Burdensome Crypto Wallet Rules

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Brian Armstrong, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, on Monday.  According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the meeting, which will be their first interaction since the presidential election on November 5th, is expected to focus on personnel appointments for Trump’s upcoming administration. Trump’s Vision For […]

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is still not a fan of Bitcoin, calling it a scam while stating that the dollar should remain the “currency of the world.” Former United States President Donald Trump has once again slammed Bitcoin (BTC).Appearing on FOX Business on Monday, the former president remarked:“Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam […] I don’t like it because it is another currency competing against the dollar. Essentially, it is a currency competing against the dollar. I want the dollar to be the currency of the world, that’s what I’ve always said.”TRUMP: Bitcoin, it just seems....

Crypto president – of the entire world? Perhaps we all underestimated how much Donald Trump wants to dominate crypto. Even while provoking reciprocal tariffs and spurring major shifts in global trade patterns, the US president is going all-in on crypto. That includes recently-announced plans for a Trump crypto wallet, integrating wallet tech in Truth Social, […]

The top U.S. banking regulator is concerned that the Biden administration may roll back some cryptocurrency regulations aimed at protecting consumers. This includes allowing national banks to custody crypto assets put in place during the Trump administration. Biden Administration Could Change US Crypto Regulations Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Brian Brooks, shared several concerns regarding cryptocurrency regulations in an interview with CNBC last week. Brooks is the administrator of the federal banking system and chief officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).....

Coinbase users once again have a bitcoin wallet available on the Apple App Store, following the computing giant's relaxation of rules over the inclusion of digital currencies on the platform. Surprisingly, though, the app was not developed by Coinbase, but is the work of Andrew Vilcsak - an AirBnB developer and bitcoin enthusiast. However, Coinbase has given Vilcsak's app the thumbs up in a tweet:. Great to see this community contributed app! We reached out to the dev to review the code and believe it is secure. https://t.co/hPZVSr7GOI. - Coinbase (@coinbase) June 20, 2014. No bells and....