The White House has hired Kali Means, an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a special government adviser, according to market sources.
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. Robert Kennedy Jr., a former U.S. presidential candidate and crypto-friendly, disclosed that he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin and has no plans to divest the asset.
New York State Senator James Sanders Jr has launched a proposal to establish the New York State Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Research Task Force to provide information to the Governor and Legislature on the widespread use of cryptocurrencies and other forms of digital currency and their ancillary systems, including but not limited to blockchain technology.
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has raised concerns about the finality of Bitcoin transactions, stating that the widely accepted six-block confirmation rule no longer applies. According to him, it now takes more than a week for transactions to finalize, raising questions about Bitcoin's censorship resistance. Dashjr believes that due to the increasing centralization of Bitcoin mining pools, traditional standards no longer apply. He explained that he tried to update the six-block confirmation ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health secretary nominee, said: "If the world adopts the Bitcoin standard and the currency maintains its value, then we will all be able to live more prosperous lives." Previously, Robert Kennedy Jr. disclosed that he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin and does not plan to divest the asset.
Donald Trump Jr., Trump's eldest son, added "Meme Wars General" to his Instagram profile.
On January 8th, Yassine Elmandjra, head of digital assets at Ark Invest, announced on the X platform that today is the last day of his more than six years with the company. He expressed his gratitude to CEO Cathie Wood and the ARK Invest team for their experiences and memories.
According to the AXIOS website, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. met with Pfizer (PFE. N) and Eli Lilly (LLY. N) executives.
Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., posted on X that he had an interesting idea about "Comcast is preparing to sell MSNBC and CNN has announced massive layoffs," and Musk responded by asking about the price.