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MPs’ Bid to Amend El Slavador’s BTC Bill Raises Questions About State & Freedom
18.6.2021
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/nayibbukele
An audacious bid from two opposition lawmakers to amend key clauses in El Salvador’s forthcoming bitcoin (BTC) adoption law is accompanied by furious debate among the international crypto community.
Two MPs from...
More Latin American MPs Push for Bitcoin Laws – Including a Gov’t Vice Minister
9.6.2021
The ranks of Latin American politicians joining the laser-eyed, bitcoin (BTC) adoption-supporting movement are beginning to swell – and while the majority of the crowd are young, opposition party MPs, the group now boasts at least one government vice minister.
While the movement began in earnest...
Latin American MPs Widen Overton Window For Bitcoin
8.6.2021
Lawmakers across the Latin American region are expressing their support for bitcoin (BTC) adoption – in the wake of the groundbreaking announcement over the weekend from the President of El Salvador that the nation aims to adopt BTC as legal tender.
MPs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Panama...
Ukrainian MPs Want to Jail People Who Don’t Disclose Crypto Holdings
16.4.2021
The Ukrainian parliament has voted in favor of a bill that proposes to hit people hiding large crypto holdings with lengthy jail terms.
Per an official document from the Verkhovna Rada, the nation’s parliament, the bill passed with a majority of 283 votes, but will now return to the committee stage...
S Korean MPs Seek to Ban Crypto Felons from Returning to the Industry
15.4.2021
Convicted South Korean crypto criminals should be barred from re-entering the domestic crypto market, lawmakers have stated – as politicians continue what they have vowed will be a “crackdown” on irregularities in the industry.
Per the media outlet Weekly Today, the influential MP Lee Jung-mun,...
Russian MPs Seek to Drive E-Pay and Crypto Further Apart with New Bill
18.12.2020
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, is set to vote on a bill that could inadvertently clarify the difference between e-pay wallets and crypto wallets. The bill seeks to enable anonymous payments in digital transactions – providing they are made in fiat.
The measure was proposed by a group of...
350 Spanish MPs ‘Become Bitcoin Holders’ in ‘Crypto Education’ Drive
9.10.2020
All 350 members of Spain’s parliament have become de facto bitcoin (BTC) holders after a publicity stunt from two crypto companies – in a move designed to mirror a similar initiative in the United States.
Per ABC and an article from one of the companies involved – the media outlet Observatorio...