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Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
13.5.2024
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests
Uniswap Creator: Biden Administration Mistaken in Believing Crypto Irrelevant to 2024 Elections
13.5.2024
Hayden Adams, the creator of the decentralized finance platform Uniswap, has warned the Biden Administration that it is gravely mistaken to believe that crypto will be irrelevant in the 2024 election. Adams also criticized the administration for allowing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
9.5.2024
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
Wyoming Senator Slams DOJ’s Take on Non-Custodial Crypto Software, Vows to Protect User Rights
2.5.2024
Wyoming’s Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest argument regarding non-custodial software. Lummis’s remarks follow the DOJ’s reply brief on the indictment against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss. Senator Lummis...
Republican Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Ban a CBDC in the U.S. ... Again
27.2.2024
Another group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation to block efforts to introduce a digital dollar
Did President Biden Just Endorse Bitcoin?
12.2.2024
The octogenarian politician is sporting laser eyes on Twitter, seemingly unaware it is a symbol of support for the cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Mining and the Politicization of a Once Reputable Federal Agency
8.2.2024
The Department of Energy's statistics wing is feigning an "emergency" to attack legitimate U.S. businesses and score political points, Texas Blockchain Council President Lee Bratcher and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring write
EIA Launches ‘Emergency Survey’ on Crypto Mining’s Power Use Amid Concerns of Alleged ‘Public Harm’
1.2.2024
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has gained clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an urgent survey regarding electricity usage by cryptocurrency mining firms across the U.S. The EIA submitted this request on the grounds that “public harm...
Polymarket Traders See 55% Chance of Second Trump Presidency
30.1.2024
Skybridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci States Biden’s Anti Crypto Policies Will Cost Him the Election
11.1.2024
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, a private global investment firm, believes that the anti-crypto policies brought by the Biden administration might affect the outcome of the upcoming elections. He states that 52 million Americans, representing 20% of the voting population...
No, a Trump Victory Might Be Bad for Crypto
9.1.2024
A response to Politico’s article predicting good times if the ex-POTUS wins re-election
Moody’s Downgrades US Credit Rating to ‘Negative’ on Fiscal Deficits and Debt Concerns
11.11.2023
The credit agency Moody’s has revised the United States credit outlook to “negative” from “stable” due to concerns over persistent large fiscal deficits and diminishing debt affordability. The announcement follows a previous downgrade by Fitch and reflects ongoing...
Biden Administration Seeks More Tools to Combat Illicit Crypto Use, Says Treasury Official
9.11.2023
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo says the Biden administration is seeking more tools to combat the illicit use of crypto. “We’re going to work with Congress to get more tools,” he stressed, advising the crypto industry to “make sure that you’re...
FTX and the Case for Web3 YIMBYism
1.11.2023
An Open Letter to President Biden Regarding Bitcoin Mining
29.8.2023
Robert Kennedy Jr. Warns How Nuclear War Between US and Russia Would Affect You
9.8.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has warned of severe consequences of a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia. In one estimate, more than five billion people could die from a war between the two nations, including around 99% of those in the U.S., Europe, Russia,...
Saudi Arabia Extends Oil Production Cuts, Further Irking US Officials
3.8.2023
Saudi Arabia announced it will continue limiting oil production through September, extending output reductions that have drawn criticism from Washington. Riyadh Holds Firm on Oil Output Limits Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will keep oil production nearly one million barrels per day below its quota...
Yellen Champions Ukraine Support as ‘Single Best Thing We Can Do for the Global Economy’ Ahead of G20 Summit
16.7.2023
Janet Yellen, serving as the 78th U.S. Treasury secretary, emphatically declared on Sunday that bolstering Ukraine represents “the single best thing we can do for the global economy.” Furthermore, Yellen expressed caution regarding the premature removal of trade constraints against China,...
Report: Biden Administration ‘Crypto Tsar’ Says DOJ will Target Digital Asset Exchange Platforms
17.5.2023
According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States has resolved to target digital platforms because they are making it easy for criminals and money launderers. Choi said the DOJ hopes taking action against entities such as crypto...
The Reactionary Political Theater of CBDC Bans
4.5.2023
The jury is out on whether the benefits outweigh the risks of central bank digital currencies, but stymying research and passing premature legislation comes with its own harms