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Open Banking & Banking Digital Transformation Congress Will Be Held in August in Shanghai
19.6.2020
Open Banking & Banking Digital Transformation Congress 2020 will be held on September 24-25, in Shanghai, with a focus on digital transformation and open ecosystem construction of large state-owned banks, joint-stock banks, urban commercial banks, and foreign bank, etc. The congress will mainly...
Fed Chair on CBDC: ‘We Need to Understand It First and Best’ — But Is He Too Late?
17.6.2020
The Fed is looking at issuing a central bank digital currency, but can’t point to any concrete progress
Fed Chair Powell Warns of ‘Unsustainable’ Budget as US National Debt Crosses $26 Trillion
17.6.2020
In his testimony before the Senate banking committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Congress that the U.S. federal budget has been on an unsustainable path for years. He added that the U.S. economy is facing a deep downturn with “significant uncertainty.”...
Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12
12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news
US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a ‘Digital Dollar’
12.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, the United States Congress Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing about the creation of a “digital dollar.” A number of well known individuals participated including the former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Christopher...
Digital Dollar? Get Real, Financial Inclusion Advocates Tell Congress
12.6.2020
Currently just a flashy idea, the digital dollar is competing with duller but proven methods for the job of getting stimulus funds to every U.S. resident
Congressman Calls Digital Dollar Hearing 'Encouraging,' but Look Out for Privacy
12.6.2020
Congressman Warren Davidson recaps yesterday’s hearing on the digital dollar, which seemed to reach new consensus across party lines — but the devil is in the details
Congress Weighs Digital Dollars for Aid After Stalled COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
11.6.2020
In the aftermath of disappointingly slow COVID-19 stimulus payments, Congress hears testimony on using digital dollars to upgrade the U.S.’s legacy financial infrastructure
WATCH: US Lawmakers Will Talk Digital Dollar, FedAccounts in Thursday Hearing
11.6.2020
The “digital dollar” concept will take the spotlight Thursday as House Financial Services Committee members discuss how best to issue stimulus funds
Jonathan Herzog May Be The Most Crypto-Friendly Congressional Candidate Yet
9.6.2020
Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog believes that the U.S. government needs to embrace crypto and blockchain not to fall behind other nations
Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress with Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind
4.6.2020
A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative
Pro-Crypto Democrat Jonathan Herzog Running for US Congress
4.6.2020
According to the 26-year-old candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, “our future is decentralized and open source”
Congress Fears US Is Losing Battle to Malware and Darkweb Cyberweapons
29.5.2020
As COVID-19 has the financial system more internet-dependent than ever, Congress is worried that the United States’ cyber defenses are not up to the current challenge
China’s Congress Proposes Blockchain Development Fund
24.5.2020
NPC, China’s parliament suggests a government backed blockchain development fund to build a better governance system
Wyoming’s Congressional Blockchain Committee Holds First Meeting
22.5.2020
Formerly the blockchain task force, the new congressional committee holds its first meeting, focusing on digital property rights
[aktualita] Na Prague City Data Congress 2020 vystoupí tchajwanská ministryně pro digitalizaci
22.5.2020
Třetí ročník mezinárodní konference na téma městská data proběhne 28. a 29. května vzhledem k epidemii zcela online. Hlavním tématem Prague City Data Congress 2020 je modularita a cirkularita ve městech. S hlavní prezentací nazvanou The Future Is Modular na akci vystoupí tchajwanská ministryně...
US Lawmaker Proposes Legislative Groundwork for National Blockchain Strategy
20.5.2020
A new bill in Congress asks the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to consider a national blockchain strategy
In Congress, a New Bill Asks for Mass Survey of Blockchain Technology in the US
20.5.2020
A new bill before Congress asks regulators to put together a massive survey on the state of blockchain adoption and rank the U.S.’s adoption relative to other nations
New Bill Would Presume Digital Assets Not to Be Securities in California
6.5.2020
New legislation in California may help establish definitions of digital assets as securities, though nationwide impact is uncertain
US Senator Loeffler Reports 2019 Income of $3.5M From Role as CEO of Bakkt
4.5.2020
US Senator and former Bakkt CEO finally filed her financial disclosures after a four-month extension and an insider trading scandal, revealing that she is very rich indeed