Bitcoin: Today the price of cryptocurrency is seeing a rise and the price of Bitcoin has again gone near $96,000. After the news coming from America, there are full expectations of further rise in the price of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. If we look at the price of Bitcoin today, it is at the rate of $95,446.28 with an increase of $517.70 or 0.54 percent.
Paul Atkins interviewed for the appointment of new SEC Chairman
In America, which is called the world’s superpower, many organizational changes are being seen continuously even before the arrival of the newly elected President Donald Trump. Paul Atkins has been interviewed for the recruitment of the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of America. Let us tell you that Paul Atkins is a supporter of cryptocurrency and digital assets. Due to this, it can be assumed that after the departure of the current SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, Donald Trump can appoint Paul Atkins as SEC Chairman. This news has come on the basis of some members having knowledge of the matter.
Paul Atkins is a supporter of digital assets
Paul Atkins is a strong supporter of digital assets and previously served as the Republican SEC Commissioner in the George W. Bush Administration. He is currently in favor of digital assets and fintech companies and due to this it is clear that virtual currency assets like cryptocurrency are going to get a huge boost during Trump’s tenure.
SEC chief Gary Gensler has already announced his resignation
Gary Gensler has already announced that he is resigning from the post of head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His last working day will be 20 January 2025. The special thing is that he announced his resignation as soon as Trump’s victory in the US Presidential elections became clear. Actually he is against digital assets or virtual currencies like cryptocurrency. As a former Goldman Sachs banker, he took a tough stance on crypto assets during his tenure, after which he took strict action against many crypto exchanges and institutions. The collapse of Sam Bankman’s FTX exchange also happened during his tenure.
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