{"id":389671,"date":"2019-07-12T22:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T22:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=389671"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:45:23","slug":"bitcoin-becomes-geo-political-chess-piece-as-global-leaders-air-their-opinions-on-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-becomes-geo-political-chess-piece-as-global-leaders-air-their-opinions-on-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Becomes \u201cGeo-Political Chess Piece\u201d as Global Leaders Air Their Opinions on Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been facing tremendous volatility over the past few days that has been exasperated by comments being made about BTC and the nascent crypto markets by world leaders and politicians \u2013 who undoubtedly will sway how US policy is aimed at the crypto markets from a regulatory standpoint.<\/p>\n
Now, analysts are noting that U.S. President Donald Trump and US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell\u2019s comments on Bitcoin are bullish, as they validate the assets and designate them as \u201cgeo-political chess pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bitcoin\u2019s recent volatility<\/a> has been widely attributed to the deluge of commentary on it by economic and world leaders, who tend to shy away from discussing nascent technologies.<\/p>\n Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke about Bitcoin during a Senate testimony earlier this week, where he noted that the advent of cryptocurrencies could put the US into a new era of banking.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we do see [widespread adoption] you could see a return to an era in the United States where we had many different currencies in the so-called national banking era,\u201d Powell said during the testimony,\u201d Powell explained<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Furthermore, Powell also noted that Bitcoin\u2019s main use at the moment is as a \u201cspeculative store of value,\u201d which would make it comparable to gold.<\/p>\n One day after these comments were made, US President Donald Trump also aired his thought on Bitcoin for the first time ever, noting in a tweet that he is not a fan of BTC due to its use for illegal activities.<\/p>\n \u201cI am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity….<\/p>\n — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n