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Joe Biden is slated to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency sometime this week. The executive order will be directed towards the regulation and trading of digital currency. Joe Biden Seeks Further Crypto Establishment Given Biden’s history with crypto, traders should be a little worried about what’s to come. Remember last summer’s infrastructure bill? The document opened the doors to more than a trillion dollars in spending. With a name like infrastructure, one...

Members of Congress like Senator Elizabeth Warren – a democrat of Massachusetts – have written a letter to Janet Yellen, the Treasury Secretary under Biden, to ensure that crypto exchanges are working with the U.S. government to ensure that sanctions imposed on Russia are being fully complied with. Elizabeth Warren Is Worried Crypto Can Help Russia Elizabeth Warren – along with Senators Sherrod Brown, Mark Warner, and Jack Reed – want to make sure that crypto exchanges...

With the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, many have stated that the imposing nation is going to look to bitcoin and assorted cryptocurrencies to avoid or get around sanctions enforced by the United States and its allies. In response to this, the U.S. is now creating a special task force to prevent that from happening. Can Russia Use Crypto? Roughly two weeks ago, the world watched in shock and horror as Russia invaded its neighbor Ukraine. Thus far, several civilian...

India is likely making a big mistake considering a ban on crypto any further given that it’s people really seem to love the industry. India Has an Odd Relationship with Crypto Swati Daga is a businesswoman in India that first bought bitcoin in the year 2017. This was at a time when the currency was trading for under $3K. Her family did everything they could to try and convince her that investing her hard-earned cash in BTC or any other form of crypto was a bad idea, but...

Over the last few weeks, Live Bitcoin News has been carefully and closely monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We have reported the high number of bitcoin and crypto donations the country has received, which are now allegedly being used to support Ukraine’s military and give people the supplies they need to fight back. Ukraine Keeps Getting Digital Money Not long ago, Ukraine was reported to have earned as much as $12 million in crypto donations. Now, it appears the...

JAG Insurance Group – a commercial insurance agency based in both South Florida and North Carolina – has joined hands with Trade Station Crypto, Inc. to establish a new treasury account that will expand its employees’ benefits program. JAG Insurance Group Now Has Crypto Options The goal of JAG Insurance is to help its employees diversify their retirement and investment portfolios and providing them with potential crypto options can be a solid way of doing that. Luis R....

According to data from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, crypto is giving the military in Ukraine the money it needs to defend itself. More than $4 million in donations have made their way into the Eastern European country, and much of that money stems from bitcoin and crypto. Ukraine Is Getting a Lot of Crypto The world was shocked last week when Vladimir Putin – the leader of Russia – invaded his country’s neighbor of Ukraine. As a means of helping the impoverished...

Over the past few months, we have seen a string of celebrities looking to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze. Between Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, and Larry David, one could argue that celebs – no matter how much money they earn – will always look for ways to earn more, and crypto is providing them with an additional financial outlet. However, there’s one celebrity – Ben McKenzie – who’s also talking about crypto, but in a rather negative way. Ben McKenzie Doesn’t...

Analysts are convinced that Russia may utilize cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions recently imposed due to its attack on Ukraine. What Will Russia Do with Crypto? Last week, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukrainian territory, but many industry experts believe that these sanctions aren’t going to go anywhere, and that Vladimir Putin could potentially turn to digital assets to avoid whatever’s been imposed on his nation by the American government....

Avenue Securities – a brokerage in Miami, Florida that allows native Brazilians to invest in the United States – is opening its doors to cryptocurrency. The company announced that it has plans to begin trading digital assets like BTC beginning next month. Avenue Securities Turns Towards Crypto Roberto Lee – the chief executive officer and founder – explained in a statement that his firm has seen a lot more demand for crypto-related services from customers, and thus he...