38: How Trump Could Weaponize Bitcoin
4 December 2024
Bitcoin: The Unlikely Ally of the Dollar System. What if Bitcoin pumps don’t kill the dollar but make it stronger? How stablecoins and T-bills could entrench the dollar’s dominance, Saylor’s Bitcoin pitch to Microsoft, and why ETF fears are overblown.
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Crypto Market, Gold Could Rise if World Seeks Dollar Alternatives Amid Trump Tariffs Trump pushes for global dollar dominance, but also embraces bitcoin
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US dollar and bitcoin advance spurred by Trump tariff expectations | Reuters
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How painful will Trump’s tariffs be for American businesses?
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Microsoft Bitcoin Strategy - A Presentation by Michael Saylor - YouTube
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- The Potential Relationship between Biomass, Biorefineries, and Bitcoin
- Renewable energy and cryptocurrency: A dual approach to economic viability and environmental sustainability: Heliyon
- Can bitcoin mining empower energy transition and fuel sustainable development goals in the US? - ScienceDirect
- Bhutan’s national Bitcoin holdings reach one-third of its GDP, could Bitcoin become the new favorite reserve asset for countries worldwide? - ChainCatcher
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