Bitcoin has had a fraught relationship with governments around the world since it was created a little over ten years ago. The U.S. looked into the possibility of "shutting down" bitcoin back in 2012 and just last month it was reported president Donald Trump told Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to focus on a bitcoin clampdown over negotiating a China trade deal last year. Now, as bitcoin is gaining broader support on Wall Street and in Washington, the chief executive of major bitcoin and cryptocurrency investor Digital Currency Group, Barry Silbert, has said he thinks the risk of a "catastrophic" U.S. bitcoin ban is ... (full story)