Trump-backed spending deal fails to clear US House, shutdown looms

The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at warning a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and begin closing down at the weekend. The contentious bill would have suspended the country’s borrowing limit for President-elect Donald Trump’s first two years … Read more

What else did El Salvador give up with bitcoin to obtain the loan with the IMF?

Bukele did not give up, they say from the Bitcoin Beach citadel project. Despite advanced regulation, IMF seeks transparency and control over bitcoin in El Salvador. Bitcoin (BTC) plays a central role in the agreement reached by El Salvador and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to grant the Central American country a loan of USD … Read more

This is how Bitcoin would defend itself from quantum computing

Sigman warned that “quantum computers may one day break the cryptography” of Bitcoin. BIP-360 would establish a quantum-safe transaction system. In response to the uncertainty generated by the launch of Google’s Willow chip and analyst opinions about its potential to compromise the security of Bitcoin (BTC), the BIP-360 improvement proposal emerges as a possible solution. … Read more

US Republicans plan to vote on deal to avert shutdown, lift debt ceiling

Republicans in the US Congress voted on Thursday for a new spending package that would avert a looming government shutdown, this time with the support of President-elect Donald Trump, who defeated an earlier bipartisan version. It was unclear whether the measure would survive an evening vote in the House of Representatives. House Democrats emerged from … Read more