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Weaker USD may be good news for Bitcoin price which could pick up more because of the quarter-percent rate cut. The move has been seen as preventative by economists but could also be a catalyst for the next financial crisis.

Now, with the lunch date set for Thursday, July 25, speculation is rife that Sun will invite a selection of dignitaries from the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain to meet Buffett. Among those likely expected at the lunch is OKEx executive.

The Treasury Department has concerns that Libra, as well as Bitcoin, could be misused by terrorist financiers and money launders, to carry out illicit activities ranging from cybercrime to tax evasion, extortion, and ransomware.

Investors hold their breath in anticipation of Congress Hearing on Facebook’s Libra set up for July 16-17. What’s in store for Bitcoin?

Just recently, during his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, FED Chairman Jerome Powell looked into the Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, compared Bitcoin to Gold, saying that it’s an alternative to the asset.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that Libra raises serious concerns regarding privacy, money laundering, consumer protection, financial stability, adding that the project “cannot go forward” until Facebook’s answers to regulators’ questions.