Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

Congressman Rand Paul reintroduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, also known as the “Audit the Fed” Bill, as a standalone piece of regulation into the U.S. Senate. The bill seeks to take the lid off what Paul considers to be the “entirely unknown inner workings” of the U.S. Federal Reserve and its operations. Senator Rand Paul Announces Reintroduction of Federal Reserve Transparency Act U.S. Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky announced he was reintroducing the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, also known as the “Audit the Fed” bill, into the U.S. Senate. The regulation aims to bring transparency and oversight to the inner workings of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which Paul criticizes as obscure and almost entirely unknown. In its current form, the bill would repeal the current statutory protections preventing the organization of a full audit of the Board of the Fed and its banks, ordering the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to scrutinize the Fed’s actions, transactions...

U.S. presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and Donald Trump have independently promised the American people to stop the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. if elected President. “I will protect Americans from government tyranny,” Trump said, adding that a CBDC “would be a dangerous threat to freedom.” Kennedy similarly warned that a digital dollar “will allow the government to surveil all our private financial affairs.” Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Both Vow to Stop CBDC Creation if Elected U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) have independently voiced strong opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. Kennedy posted on social media platform X last week that he has been discussing financial freedom in the 21st century with Dr. Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician and best-selling author. The presidential hopeful promised: “As president, I will end ...

Financial giant Vanguard has explained why the firm does not make spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available on its trading platform. A Vanguard executive stressed that cryptocurrency is “an immature asset class that has little history, no inherent economic value, no cash flow, and can create havoc within a portfolio.” Vanguard Explains Why It Disallows Spot Bitcoin ETFs Vanguard published a blog post titled “No Bitcoin ETFs at Vanguard? Here’s why” on Jan. 24, explaining the firm’s stance on cryptocurrency and why it does not allow clients to trade the newly approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard serves more than 50 million investors worldwide as of Dec. 31, 2023. The firm manages around $8 trillion globally. Following the approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month, Vanguard has drawn attention for disallowing its clients to trade the newly launched products. The company also has no plans...

In a recent interview with Gareth Soloway, the chief market strategist at verifiedinvesting.com, Soloway suggested that bitcoin might revisit the $15K level should a significant stock market sell-off occur. Soloway Predicts Potential Bitcoin Dip to $15K Two days ago, in a freshly released Youtube video, Gareth Soloway of verifiedinvesting.com engaged in a new interview with Michelle Makori, Kitco News’ lead anchor and editor-in-chief, delving into bitcoin’s latest trends and its potential future trajectory. Soloway shared insights on his approach to analyzing various data sets for forecasting future trends and drawing conclusions. He highlighted the alignment of the 2017 and 2021 bitcoin bull markets with significant events: the introduction of regulated bitcoin futures in 2017 and the Coinbase initial public offering (IPO) in 2021. Soloway said: These big news stories create so much hype and the top in bitcoin. For Soloway, the current bitcoin price level and its recent do...