Michael Barr resigns as Fed vice chair for supervision

Crypto industry leaders hailed Michael Barr’s resignation as Vice Chair for Supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Michael Barr indicated plans to step down from his role at the Federal Reserve on February 28, according to a notice from the U.S. Central Bank on Jan. 6. The announcement noted that Barr will retain his seat […]

Eric Trump and Michael Saylor Discuss Bitcoin at Mar-A-Lago

Eric Trump shared details of a meeting with Michael Saylor, co-founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, at Mar-a-Lago.  Setting the tone, in a post on X, Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, described the meeting as “Two friends, one passion: Bitcoin”, on Jan. 3. Their interaction speaks to growing ties between big-name people […]

Michael Saylor is willing to advise Trump on the crypto policy

MicroStrategy Inc. co-founder and executive Chairman Michael Saylor says he is willing to advise Trump on cryptocurrency policy when the crypto advisory council is set. During the Dec. 18 episode of the Open Interest show on Bloomberg Television, Saylor voiced his willingness to provide his advice on the digital assets policy to President-elect Donald Trump, […]

Michael Saylor urges U.S. to sell gold, buy Bitcoin instead

Michael Saylor urges the government of the United States to sell their gold, as it accounts for more than half of the country’s financial reserves. The U.S. government is publicly known as one of the largest nations that owns gold as its reserve, which accounts for 72% of the total. Based on TradingEconomics data on […]