Micah first discovered Bitcoin in 2018 but remained a skeptic on the sidelines for too long. Since 2021, he has covered crypto and business and now works as a news reporter for Bitcoin Magazine, based in North Carolina.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that U.S. leadership in digital assets could reinforce the dollar’s global reach even as the stalled CLARITY Act leaves regulators to fill the gap.
Bitcoin price recovered from an early-morning low near $79,400 to trade around $80,500 on Tuesday, holding above $80,000 ahead of this week’s Fed decision and the November midterms.
A St. Louis man pleaded guilty in Hartford to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery over a failed August 2024 plot to steal bitcoin from a Connecticut family.