During Donald Trump’s speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville BTC dropped by $2,000

https://preview.redd.it/flzqf0e8r4fd1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=a69a11fed4ec2340a170c1013b9c6006e92c7545 Trump promised to fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler as soon as he becomes president. He also stated that he would not allow the introduction of a digital dollar and would support self-custody of cryptocurrency. Trump declared that the U.S. government would stop selling confiscated bitcoins if he is elected president. He also promised to make them part of the national strategic bitcoin reserve in the U.S. in case of an election victory. Among his unusual statements: the IQ level of Kamala Harris (his opponent in the presidential race) is very low. submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]

The Central Bank of Russia raised its key rate to 18%. (!)

The Central Bank of Russia recently raised its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 18%, the highest level in over two years. This decision was made to combat accelerated inflation, which has risen to 9.0% as of July 22, 2024, up from 8.6% in June. The bank also revised its inflation forecast for 2024 upwards to 6.5-7.0%. This move indicates the bank’s commitment to tighter monetary policies to stabilize the economy and curb inflation (Devdiscourse) submitted by /u/Ankle_be [link] [comments]

2024 Olimpics is open

What do you think so far of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics? What was your favourite highlight so far? And what part of it do you dislike the most thus far? submitted by /u/Ankle_be [link] [comments]