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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
FTX Execs Gave $70 Million to Both Democrats and Republicans Heading Into the 2022 US Midterms
18.11.2022
After the collapse of FTX, a number of journalists reported on the fact that FTX executives deployed significant donations to political leaders in the United States. During the most recent election cycle leading up to the U.S. midterms in 2022, reports claim that Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than...
US Lawmaker Urges SEC to ‘Take Decisive Action’ to Regulate Crypto Industry — Plans to Examine Options for Federal Legislation
16.11.2022
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “take decisive action to put an end to the regulatory gray area in which the crypto industry has operated.” He added that he plans to work with his colleagues in Congress in the coming weeks...
Crypto’s Political Cash Backs Winners, But New Lawmakers Will Arrive Under FTX Cloud
15.11.2022
All 19 of the congressional candidates backed by the crypto industry’s most widely supported political action committee, GMI PAC Inc., won their races last week, sending 16 new members to the House and Senate. But that positive performance is also at least somewhat eclipsed by the ongoing...
Report Says Alameda Research ‘Didn’t Trade Crypto,’ Speculators Think SBF’s Political Connections Let FTX Fly Under the Radar
12.11.2022
On Nov. 11, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The news followed a few days of speculation and evidence that had shown the digital currency exchange was likely insolvent. The company’s bankruptcy filing and information concerning...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Hit 2-Week Lows, Ahead of US Midterms
8.11.2022
Bitcoin fell below $20,000 on Tuesday, as markets prepared for the U.S. midterm elections. Cryptocurrencies were swept by a red wave today, as some Democratic investors expect that American voters will also be favoring such a wave in the political arena. Ethereum also moved lower, dropping below...
French Lawyer Asks Russian Patriarch to Help Save Alexander Vinnik From ‘Political Trial’ in US
31.10.2022
A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange. Prisoner...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Faces Political Pressure Over Interest Rate Hikes
28.10.2022
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has asked Fed Chair Jerome Powell not to forget the Federal Reserve’s “dual mandate” when making decisions about hiking interest rates at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. “It is your job to combat inflation, but at the same...