{"id":423802,"date":"2020-05-14T01:07:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T01:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=423802"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:48:42","slug":"bitcoin-gets-massive-boost-democrats-propose-3-trillion-extra-stimulus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-gets-massive-boost-democrats-propose-3-trillion-extra-stimulus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin May Get Massive Boost as Democrats Propose $3 Trillion in Extra Stimulus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both Bitcoin and the stock market have recovered strongly since the March lows, but the \u201creal\u201d economy is not in a good place.<\/p>\n

As Chamath Palihapitiya \u2014 one of the first Facebook executives and a prominent venture capitalist \u2014 said in a recent\u00a0CNBC<\/em> \u201cSquawk Box\u201d interview, the economy is now far removed from capital markets.<\/p>\n

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With over 30 million Americans filing for unemployment over the past two months and with companies projecting a huge drop in earnings for the second quarter of 2020, politicians are working to support the economy even more than they already have.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a trend that analysts say will provide a boost for both the intrinsic value and the market value of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

U.S. House Democrats Propose Even More Stimulus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Tuesday, the House Democrats revealed a proposal to send stimulus checks worth up to $6,000 per family to help the economy grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak, which has unemployed more than 30 million Americans due to lockdown restrictions.<\/p>\n

This new stimulus proposal is part of a $3 trillion relief package being proposed by the Democrats.<\/p>\n

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House Democrats want to send Americans a second round of stimulus checks worth up to $6,000 per family as part of the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package they rolled out Tuesday \u2014 the largest in history https:\/\/t.co\/1WWAgau8Dq<\/a><\/p>\n

— CNN (@CNN) May 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n