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Ripple Partners With Republic of Palau, 74 Japanese Firms to Issue a Digital Yen + More News
24.11.2021
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US Senator Pat Toomey supports digital dollar, nomination of Powell as Fed chair
23.11.2021
“The idea of having a tokenized dollar that is capable of being exchanged on a peer-to-peer basis on a platform where developers can innovate and develop new products and services... I think there’s a strong case for that,” said Pat Toomey
American Crypto Bosses Face Congress Committee Grilling in December
23.11.2021
“Several crypto CEOs” will be summoned to speak at a parliamentary hearing in the United States next month, according to the Blockchain Association, an industry group representing many of the nation’s top players.
In a series of tweets from the association’s Director of Government Relations...
President Biden picks Jerome Powell to be next Fed chair
22.11.2021
During his time as Fed chair, Powell has said the agency was “working proactively to issue a CBDC” but was unlikely to support a blanket ban on crypto
Russian Senate Finance Chief Says Crypto ‘Probably Has a Future’
22.11.2021
Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, is monitoring crypto – but a key politician claims that tokens may “have a future.”
Speaking to Ura.news, the deputy chair of the Federation Council’s Committee on Budget and Financial Markets Elena Perminova, stated:
“Cryptocurrencies today seem...
Ruling South Korean Party Makes Pro-Crypto Policy U-Turn
20.11.2021
The head of the ruling Democratic Party in South Korea has promised to make a dramatic U-turn on crypto policy, claiming that “the time has come” for the government to stop regulating crypto and start “fostering” the industry....
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Is US politics divisive enough to make crypto a partisan issue?
19.11.2021
While no longer the leader of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton's comments on crypto could have the potential to create more partisanship among lawmakers regulating digital assets
Hillary Clinton Argues Crypto Could Destabilize Nations, Currencies
19.11.2021
Former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has joined the ranks of political leaders who seem worried about cryptocurrencies’ potential impact on nations - claiming they had the power to destabilize nations and their currencies.
Speaking via video at a panel...
Modi Says Bitcoin in the ‘Wrong Hands’ Can ‘Spoil Our Youth’ as India Readies a CBDC
18.11.2021
The world of crypto has been left bemused (and in some cases thoroughly amused) by unexpected comments made on bitcoin (BTC) and crypto regulation from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a virtual address at the Sydney Dialogue, Modi stated that “democratic nations should work together...
Congressman Threatening Violence With Attack on Titan Sees Actual Consequences
17.11.2021
Nine days after Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a now-deleted Attack on Titan-themed video of himself and his Republican colleagues killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden, the House of Representatives voted to censure Gosar and remove him from his two House committee appointments....
US Infra Act: Cryptoverse Says the Fight Isn’t Over, But Things Could Get ‘Messy’
16.11.2021
Crypto advocates have vowed to keep fighting the controversial Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act despite the fact that the United States President Joe Biden signed the act into law on Monday, leaving much-maligned “digital asset broker” status clauses intact....
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Infrastructure bill can still be remedied: DeFi dev-turned Congress candidate
16.11.2021
Matt West, DeFi developer by night and a Democratic candidate by day, believes there is still time to remedy the anti-crypto provisions of the U.S. Infrastructure Bill
‘Only 1% of Super-Rich South Koreans’ Willing to Invest in Crypto – Survey
16.11.2021
Crypto investment has hit sky-high levels in South Korea this year, with trading volumes at most exchanges breaking all sorts of records, leaving stock market volumes in the dust behind. The issue of crypto has even infiltrated mainstream politics, where it could set to determine the result of next...
Top Chinese Official Booted out For ‘Supporting Crypto Mining Activities’
15.11.2021
A top Chinese regional official has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party – and may face heavy punishment for allegedly “supporting” crypto mining in exchange for bribes and sex.
Per NBD and the China Daily, charges against the official, Xiao Yi, were leveled by the supervisory committee...
Floki Inu’s London Ad Campaign Draws Green Party Politician’s Ire
15.11.2021
A massive advertising campaign in London launched by Floki Inu (FLK), a memecoin named after Tesla chief Elon Musk’s Shiba Inu dog, has pushed some local politicians to demand a ban on ads featuring unregulated financial products displayed by Transport for London (TfL)....
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A 'DAO' Has Raised Over USD 2.7M to Acquire a Rare Print of US Constitution
15.11.2021
A new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has been organized to raise funds in an effort to bid on a first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution which will be up for auction at major auction house Sotheby’s on November 18.
ConstitutionDAO aims to pool money using an Ethereum (ETH)...
Battlefield 2042 Removing 'Unintentional' Reference To Russia's War With Ukraine
15.11.2021
A skin in the new Battlefield 2042 will be renamed in the game’s next update after users pointed out that it had a lot in common with a group of Russian soldiers involved in the country’s annexation of parts of Ukraine in 2014.Read more
South Korea’s Prospective New President Mulls ‘Giving a Crypto to all Citizens’
13.11.2021
Crypto has become a key issue in the run-up to the South Korean presidential election – with shots firing in all directions as politicians hunt for votes.
As previously reported, the ruling Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung has already pledged to unpick crypto tax law to delay the imposition...
Ukrainian MP ‘Fails to Provide Evidence of Where She Got Her BTC, ETH, ETC Stash'
11.11.2021
Ukraine’s corruption watchdog has unearthed what it believes is evidence of possible irregularities on an MP’s crypto declaration – and her cache of bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and ethereum classic (ETC).
As previously reported, Ukrainian anti-corruption laws oblige all MPs to file declarations...
'Sinister' debanking of crypto traders is often anti-competitive says Senator Bragg
11.11.2021
Senator Bragg says that his government won’t let Aussie banks to practice anticompetitive de-banking against crypto companies