Politics

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Posted by | April 26, 2022
US Senate confirms Lael Brainard as Fed vice chair

In a 52–43 vote on the Senate floor on Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers confirmed Lael Brainard as vice chair of the Federal Reserve System for four years. 265 Total views 4...

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Posted by | April 25, 2022
Internal documents show EU policy makers want to push Ethereum over Bitcoin

E.U.› Bitcoin · Ethereum › Regulation EU policymakers favor Ethereum due to its greener credentials, even though it still uses power hungry Proof-of-Work mining and there are doubts on when...

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Posted by | March 20, 2022
Amid conflict, NFT projects already seek to rebuild Ukraine

The recent invasion of Ukraine has put the world in a state of uncertainty, turmoil and geopolitical risk. Volatility in the global financial markets has caused immense losses to millions...

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Posted by | March 5, 2022
Crypto industry seeks to educate, influence US lawmakers as it faces increasing regulation

Interaction between the cryptocurrency industry and Capitol Hill is becoming ever more intensive as efforts to regulate crypto grow in tandem with its popularity. The surge in crypto industry lobbying...

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Posted by | February 18, 2022
Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond

Protesting anti-vax truckers blockading downtown Ottawa, Canada had their fund-raising platform shut down because their host fears the “promotion of violence.” The protesters move to a Bitcoin crowdsourcing funding service....

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Posted by | January 18, 2022
Early birds: U.S. legislators invested in crypto and their digital asset politics

According to some estimates, as many as 20% of Americans were invested in cryptocurrencies as of August 2021. While the exact number can vary significantly from one poll to another,...

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Posted by | January 18, 2022
Bitcoin miners’ resilience to geopolitics — A healthy sign for the network

Considering that Bitcoin (BTC) is a blockchain network that uses a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, miners are a highly significant part of the market dynamics of the network and the...

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Posted by | January 18, 2022
Bitcoin miners’ resilience to geopolitics: A healthy sign for the network

Considering that Bitcoin (BTC) is a blockchain network that uses a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, miners are a highly significant part of the market dynamics of the network and the...

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Posted by | July 11, 2021
US Senator Elizabeth Warren Prods SEC To Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Warns Congress Might Need To Take ‘Additional Action’

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says that the lack of regulation in the cryptocurrency markets is ‘unsustainable’. The Massachusetts Democrat says in a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities...

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Posted by | July 10, 2021
US Senator Reveals He’s Invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum – Here’s How Much Crypto He Holds

A US lawmaker who sits on the powerful Senate Banking Committee is disclosing his investments in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey has invested up to $30,000...

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