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‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill
14.3.2022
Kevin O’Leary made himself a household name as a co-host of “Shark Tank,” where budding entrepreneurs make their pitches to a panel of investors. On March 9, it was his turn to make a case for crypto: this time before a panel of about 30 American legislators
Crypto lobbyists up 180% since 2018, with Andrew Yang joining the charge
10.3.2022
A new lobbying group will seek to educate legislators and create pilot programs to convince them of the utility of Web3
Venezuela Increases Minimum Monthly Wage to Half a Petro
7.3.2022
Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, announced an increase in the minimum wage of workers in the country linked to the petro. In the II Workers’ Congress, Maduro revealed that the new value of the salary would be half a petro, the national cryptocurrency, which is now worth close to $59....
Crypto industry seeks to educate, influence US lawmakers as it faces increasing regulation
5.3.2022
Much like other activity in the digital asset space, crypto lobbying has been picking up during the past year
While the Fed Monitors the ‘Ukraine Situation Closely,’ Powell Still Expects a Series of Quarter-Point Rate Hikes
3.3.2022
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell still expects to see interest rate hikes starting in March, but the Fed chief further stressed that the central bank will “need to be nimble.” In remarks prepared for members of U.S. Congress, Powell discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine...
All Eyes on US Congress as Fed Chair Powell Prepares for First Comments Since Ukraine War Began
2.3.2022
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday and Thursday this week, with market participants in both crypto and traditional markets now eagerly awaiting his first comments on the economy after the war in Ukraine broke out....
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All Eyes on US Congress as Fed Chair Powell Prepares for First Comments Since Ukraine War Began
2.3.2022
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday and Thursday this week, with market participants in both crypto and traditional markets now eagerly awaiting his first comments on the economy after the war in Ukraine broke out....
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Law Decoded: Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21
21.2.2022
Recent events in Canada sparked a global conversation about financial censorship and crypto's potential to guard against it
BTC helped us unseat a 20+ year incumbent: Aarika Rhodes on Bitcoin Day
20.2.2022
Rhodes highlighted the difficulty for grassroots candidates like herself to compete against established members of the US Congress
Concerns over Fed nominee may stop Senate from confirming Biden's picks: report
15.2.2022
Republicans are reportedly calling for a boycott of voting on nominees to the Federal Reserve related to allegations Sarah Bloom Raskin lobbied the president of the Kansas City Fed on behalf of fintech firm Reserve Trust
Law Decoded: States’ crypto rights and the influx of digital money into analog politics, Feb. 7–14.
14.2.2022
As U.S. Congress continues its crypto education at a measured pace, states race to explore the benefits of financial innovation
Switzerland’s Largest Bank UBS Expects US Crypto Legislation to Take Time
14.2.2022
Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, expects the United States Congress to take a long time to pass cryptocurrency legislation despite mounting interest in crypto investments and regulators calling for Congress to weigh in on crypto legislation. Congress Could Take a Long Time on Crypto...
Bringing crypto market 'into the light' doesn’t address enforcement: CFTC chair
9.2.2022
"Bringing this market into the light so to speak with more transparency will only allow us to see what’s going on underneath the hood," said Rostin Behnam
US lawmaker pushes for state-level regulations on stablecoins at hearing on digital assets
8.2.2022
Patrick McHenry implied that for the U.S. to regulate stablecoins with a “single regulator at the federal level” would likely not be a success
Jack Dorsey on UBI: Bitcoin encourages transparency, long-term thinking
5.2.2022
Dorsey's Start Small initiative has invested over $55 million across the United States and overseas to experiment on universal basic income
Vale Diem: How Facebook’s ambitious stablecoin project came to an end
2.2.2022
It only took Libra/Diem two years to come full circle from publishing its white paper to falling apart
Fossils vs. Renewables, PoW vs. PoS: Key policy issues around crypto mining in the U.S.
30.1.2022
A recent meetup on the Capitol Hill highlighted several key debates that will define the mining industry’s development in the years to come
Inside the blockchain developers’ mind: How to build the next big social DApp
30.1.2022
Fee-less system or flexible blockchain with smart contracts: What do you choose to build your DApp? Or you don’t need to choose at all?
U.S. Congressman wants to scrub bill provision that crypto advocates say is a potential disaster
28.1.2022
Representative Ted Budd stated that the provision would let the Treasury unilaterally prohibit certain financial transactions without public input
White House reportedly preparing executive order on crypto
28.1.2022
The Biden Administration is expected to issue an order that would make government agencies begin conducting risk analysis on cryptocurrency as a national security threat