Category: Politics

Fed chair met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and former House speaker in May

July 2, 2021

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Armstrong said he had spoken about China’s central bank digital currency with lawmakers and heads of federal agencies, believing it to be “a threat to U.S. reserve currency status long term.” 3711 Total views 7 Total shares Prior to the Federal Reserve announcing it would release a discussion paper on a central bank digital currency, […]

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Bitcoin hits $35K after Biden reveals infrastructure deal, Paraguay proposes BTC bill

June 24, 2021

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Bitcoin price briefly traded above $35,000 as the stock market hit new highs and Paraguay aims to become the second country to adopt BTC as legal tender. 12721 Total views 8 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC)  price received a boost as news that lawmakers in Paraguay plan to present a bill to make BTC legal tender spread […]

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Russian protest group Pussy Riot sells NFTs for latest single ‘Panic Attack’

March 12, 2021

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The Russian protest group Pussy Riot is auctioning four non-fungible tokens tied to a new single in order to support a shelter for victims of domestic violence. 7237 Total views 28 Total shares Russian punk feminist group Pussy Riot has released a new music video and is auctioning a series of four, non-fungible-tokens to accompany […]

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State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy

January 26, 2021

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Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime. Jan 26, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy Welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host, Nikhilesh De. A number […]

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Biden team announces pick to lead SEC

January 18, 2021

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Biden’s pick to run the SEC has some serious crypto and blockchain chops. 5887 Total views 17 Total shares President-elect Biden’s team recently unveiled additional folks it plans on nominating for various positions after the inauguration on Wednesday.  One key pick is Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, according […]

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Women in Tech Say Proposed STABLE Act Harms Those It Claims to Protect

December 11, 2020

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Dec 11, 2020 at 5:38 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 11, 2020 at 6:19 p.m. UTC Women in Tech Say Proposed STABLE Act Harms Those It Claims to Protect Although the STABLE Act, proposed Dec. 2 by U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), is being portrayed by its supporters as […]

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Bolivia Essentially Banned Crypto but Blockchain Advocates Are Pushing Back

December 4, 2020

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Dec 4, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTC Bolivia Essentially Banned Crypto but Blockchain Advocates Are Pushing Back Earlier this year, Bolivian blockchain engineer Mario Blacutt – previously known in crypto circles only as “Berzeck” –finally felt safe enough to reveal his name and come out as the creator of a new blockchain network.  Blacutt let […]

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Bitcoin is the ‘ultimate anti-lockdown investment,’ says Nigel Farage

December 3, 2020

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The United Kingdom Tory Party’s nemesis, Nigel Farage, has gone “full crypto.”  On Nov. 27, Farage sat down for a video interview to discuss all things crypto with Sam Volkering, the editor of Southbank Investment Research, which is, notably, the publisher of Farage’s recently launched investor newsletter “Fortune & Freedom.”  In the interview, Farage derided […]

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Economic justice doesn’t need the blockchain, say advisors to ‘The Squad’

November 25, 2020

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American progressives, particularly the high-profile group of Congresswomen known as “the Squad,” have been highly vocal on questions of economic equity, the corrosive social impact of Big Tech and the need to reimagine fiscal and monetary policy in the post-2008 and post-COVID-19 political moment. How do they view blockchain technologies and the subsequent debates that […]

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Kyrgyzstan’s central bank developing draft law for cryptocurrency industry

November 16, 2020

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Solid crypto regulations would be a long time coming for Kyrgyzstan. 2512 Total views 47 Total shares The central bank for the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan is working on a draft law to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in the country. According to an announcement on Nov. 13, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic […]

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