Peter Schiff Compares Hopes That Trump Declares Bitcoin As Treasury Reserves' With Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness: Claims 'Buying Votes' Is Why US Wasn't Meant To Be A Democracy
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Economist Peter Schiff criticized Bitcoin investors' hopes that former President Donald Trump would declare Bitcoin as a Treasury reserve asset, comparing it to political vote-buying tactics like President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness promise. Schiff's remarks come amid rumors and a cryptic post by Sen. Cynthia Lummis suggesting Trump might make such an announcement at the Bitcoin 2024 conference. Despite this, the cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket sees only a 29% chance of this happening. Bitcoin is currently trading at $64,248.61, down 2% in the last 24 hours.

July 25, 2024 | 2:35 am
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Peter Schiff criticized the idea of Trump declaring Bitcoin as a Treasury reserve asset, comparing it to Biden's student loan forgiveness. Despite rumors and a cryptic post by Sen. Cynthia Lummis, the prediction market Polymarket sees only a 29% chance of this happening. Bitcoin is currently trading at $64,248.61, down 2% in the last 24 hours.
Schiff's criticism and the low probability assigned by Polymarket could negatively impact investor sentiment, contributing to the recent 2% drop in Bitcoin's price.
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