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Kansas State Looks to Cap Crypto Political Campaign Donations at $100
15.2.2023
The U.S. state is looking to amend its campaign financing rules to require donors' names and addresses be collected – and mandate contributions be made strictly via U.S.-based entities
FTX Debtors Demand Return of Funds Given to US Politicians and Super PACs
6.2.2023
FTX debtors are seeking to claw back millions of dollars given to U.S. political action committees (PACs) and political figures. Confidential letters have been sent to individuals and organizations, requesting the return of the funds by Feb. 28, 2023. Some bureaucrats, such as Democratic Senators...
FTX New Management Sets February Deadline for Repayment of Political Donations Made by Executives
6.2.2023
The new FTX management has requested political figures and any other recipients of donations made by Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives to return the funds by the end of the month.
According to a Sunday press release, FTX debtors are sending messages to all recipients of contributions...
FTX seeks to claw back political donations by the end of February
5.2.2023
FTX's new management is sending messages to politicians and political groups to return donations by the end of the month
BTC Institutional Investor Forecast for 2023, Musk Makes McDonald’s Promise Again, Kiyosaki Says ‘We Are in Global Recession’ and More — Week in Review
5.2.2023
As the first month of the new year is behind us, things continue to heat up on the world stage in regard to crypto price predictions, social media hype surrounding meme coins like dogecoin, warnings of macroeconomic peril, and more and more political powers attempting to control permissionless...
Where Are the Crypto OGs? — Taxation Is Theft, but Joe Biden Needs Ice Cream Money
26.1.2023
Bitcoin was once viewed as a means to opt out of violent, legacy financial systems. Now, it is being co-opted by the very same, and zealous newcomers to crypto think that’s a good thing, while still giving lip service to peer-to-peer values. Ignoring the problems with fiat money, they...
Washington Townhome Tied to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Listed for $3.28 Million Amid Controversy and Bankruptcy
24.1.2023
A Washington, D.C., townhome tied to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been listed on the market for roughly $3.28 million. The property was purchased by Bankman-Fried’s brother’s nonprofit, Guarding Against Pandemics, for the same price it is selling for today....
EU finance ministers’ group releases statement on political aspects of digital euro
16.1.2023
The Eurogroup confirmed its support for digital euro research and noted that some of the design and use elements under consideration would require political decision making
Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors
15.1.2023
A spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors denied claims that the investigation was prompted by the company's political donations
Trump’s NFT Prize Collection Surfaces on Secondary Markets, Generates $53K in 24-Hour Sales
12.1.2023
Following the launch of Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) card collection, winners of the Trump-themed prizes are selling prize NFTs on secondary NFT marketplaces such as Opensea. The Polygon-minted NFTs act as passes for a one-on-one Zoom meeting with the 45th president of the United...
Argentine Peso Plunges to a 5 Month Low Amid Legal and Political Woes
26.12.2022
The Argentine Peso has experienced a sudden fall vs the U.S. dollar, falling to a 5-month low in its blue rate, one of the many parallel exchange rates of the country. The reasons for this fall, besides the abundance of pesos due to holiday-related payments, and the battle between President Alberto...
FTX Aims to Retrieve Sam Bankman-Fried's Political Donations Worth Tens of Millions
20.12.2022
The collapsed crypto exchange FTX has started work to claw back money paid as political donations as part of its bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
The donations, which were made at the direction of FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, several...
FTX Will Look to Retrieve Voluntary Payments From Third Parties, Possibly Including SBF's Political Donations
20.12.2022
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX will attempt to recoup voluntary payments made to third parties prior to its collapse, pursuing them in court if necessary. These payments may include founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's political donations in recent years
FTX warns it will claw back political donations and contributions
20.12.2022
The exchange warned those who received payments from FTX or its former executives that it's looking to recover funds even if they were donated to charity
Federal Prosecutors Probe Democrats Over Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
19.12.2022
Several members of the U.S. Democratic Party and campaign committees are reportedly being probed by federal prosecutors over donations from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and another executive of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. “To any person, entity, or political campaign that...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next Year
14.12.2022
The U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis points (bps). The 0.5 percentage point rise follows the four consecutive three-quarters of a point increases codified during the last few months. The FOMC’s...
White House silent on whether it will return $5.2M in donations from SBF
14.12.2022
A White House spokesperson dodged point-blank questioning on whether President Joe Biden is planning to return the political donations from SBF
$75M worth of FTX’s political donations at risk of being recalled due to bankruptcy: report
12.12.2022
To distance themselves from the failed exchange, some politicians have already resorted to donating funds they received from FTX to charity
Jake Yocom-Piatt, Co-Founder of Decred, on Blockchain Fixing Political Voting, Campaign Spending and Privacy | Ep. 182
29.11.2022
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Jake Yocom-Piatt, Co-Founder of Decred, talks about blockchain fixing political voting, campaign spending, and privacy....
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Approving a spot crypto ETF is 'all about political power' — Perianne Boring
22.11.2022
According to the Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO, passing any kind of legislation — including bills on crypto and blockchain — will be "incredibly difficult" in a divided government