U.S. Government Agencies Are Paying Attention to the Rise of Bitcoin

U.S. Government Agencies Are Paying Attention to the Rise of Bitcoin
Trump and the Federal Reserve Are 'Keeping an Eye on Bitcoin'Bitcoiners from the U.S. may have some more stringent battles to fight ahead as multiple government agencies are looking into the use of cryptocurrencies and some officials seem somewhat cynical. For instance, the country’s Internal Revenue Service has been granted permission by a federal judge to review Coinbase accounts for people who transacted with $20,000 or more from 2013-2016. Then a couple of days later the Federal Reserve revealed it was contemplating its own digital currency, but launching the idea is a different story. The president of the Fed’s New York branch, William Dudley, explained he believes bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are “more of a speculative activity.”

Bitcoin Is Being ‘Monitored’ by Our Team
Following the statements from the New York Fed executive on November 30, president Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Sanders discussed bitcoin briefly at the White House press briefing. A reporter asked Sanders whether or not the president was following cryptocurrencies “specifically the major run-up with bitcoin,” explains the journalist.

“Does he have an opinion on it, and does he feel it is now something that needs to be regulated?” asks the reporter. The press secretary Sanders explains the government is watching bitcoin stating;