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Trump's AG Pick Matt Gaetz Once Proposed Collecting Federal Income Taxes In Bitcoin, Along With Co-sponsoring Bill To Abolish The Fed

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as the nominee for attorney general under the incoming administration. A controversial figure, Gaetz has been known for pushing radical proposals in favor of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Don't Miss: Over the last five years, the price of gold has increased by approximately 83% — Investors like Bill O’Reilly and Rudy Giuliani are using this platform to create customized gold IRAs to help shield their savings f

US man sentenced to 5 years over laundering crypto stolen from Bitfinex hack

A New York technology entrepreneur was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to laundering funds stolen from Bitfinex one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, with the help of his wife. Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, hacked into Bitfinex's network in 2016, using advanced hacking tools and techniques, and stole about 120,000 bitcoin, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. He and his wife Heather Morgan, who used the hip-hop alias "Razzklekhan" to promote her music, were arrested in February 2022.

Crypto Markets Surge After Trump’s Victory

The crypto markets are buzzing post-election, with big players making huge moves and record-breaking news dropping every single day this week. BlackRock is expanding its tokenized U.S. Treasury product across multiple blockchains, and its Bitcoin ETF has rocketed to $40 billion in assets. Trump is fuelling optimism with pro-crypto policies, personal Bitcoin holdings, and promises of regulatory reform within the crypto industry. Meanwhile, inflation data is spurring price action, and Robinhood ha