US Congress Mentions XRP and Ripple During Tech Discussion
The US congress had a hearing about non-cash payment technologies yesterday. During the discussion, Tom Emmer, the Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, mentioned...
Congressional Candidate Wants To Make America Great (At Crypto) Again
Stanford engineer, Agatha Bacelar, has thrown her hat into the ring in the US Democratic congressional primaries. Running on a pro-crypto ticket, Bacelar is up against senior...
Anger At Call For Congress To Place ‘Effective Ban’ On Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin proponents have reacted angrily to what they warn is a fresh attempt to make US Congress ban public cryptocurrencies. Murray: US Should Treat Miners Like Banks As financial...
Did Erik Finman Really Just Brief Congress on Bitcoin?
Erik Finman, the famous kid who became one of the first teenaged crypto millionaires, briefed congressional representatives on Bitcoin yesterday – or so he says. He even posted a...
‘Shitcoin’ Searches Spike After Senator’s Speech, Altcoins Recover
Yesterday’s US Congress hearing was largely about lambasting Libra and Facebook’s financial global domination ambitions. A few other snippets emerged from the meeting, however, and...
Why Congress’ New Draft Bill Is Bullish For Bitcoin
US lawmakers are mulling a new bill that will boost bitcoin and prohibit tech monopolies from launching their own cryptocurrencies. The draft discussion has surfaced ahead of...
Are Bitcoin Donations Worth the Risk for the U.S. Midterms?
The U.S midterms are approaching, and the threat of digital interference in U.S elections remains a major concern. Should potentially anonymous donations to election candidates in...
‘Nothing At All’ Going on With Crypto Regulation, Says D.C. Insider
Despite the growing importance of the cryptocurrency industry, the US government’s position on crypto regulation remains frustratingly opaque. According to a D.C. insider, a movement...
Three Pro-Cryptocurrency Bills to Be Introduced to Congress
Three pieces of legislation will be brought before Congress by the co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus. Their intent is to streamline the growing industry by introducing...
First U.S. Congress Member Reveals Owning Bitcoin, Ethereum
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the US House of Representatives, recently disclosed his personal cryptocurrency holdings. The revelation comes amidst...
Coinbase Forms Political Action Committee, Seeks Greater Cryptocurrency Lobbying Presence in...
Coinbase, the popular US-baed cryptocurrency exchange platform, has formed a political action committee (PAC) ahead of the United States midterm elections in November 2018. Coinbase...
Congressman Calls for Cryptocurrency Investigation, Another Wants to Ban It
A Democratic congressman has called for an investigation of the cryptocurrency industry following Robert Mueller’s indictment — while another has called for a ban on...