Waters Seeks Rescission of OCC Guidance; May Be Part of Anti-Trump, Anti-Crypto Offensive

The head of the House Financial Services Committee wants President-elect Biden to to rescind guidance by the OCC that national banks may hold stablecoin reserves as a service to bank…

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Crypto Impact Unclear After Joe Biden Unseats Donald Trump as Next US President

Joe Biden’s picks to head key regulatory agencies could redefine cryptocurrency policy in the coming years. Exactly how remains an open question.

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Political Prosecution Of Julian Assange Calls For Nonviolent Cryptographic Defense

On October 1, 2020, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at the Old Bailey in London came to an end. What unfolded during 18 days of hearings was a Kafkaesque…

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Key Bitcoin World Figure Steve Bannon Has Been Arrested

Steve Bannon has been a Bitcoin opinion leader not for many but for just one very important person – the U.S. President Donald Trump

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Belarus Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Under Threat due to Political Turmoil

Internet shutdowns imposed by the country's government as an answer to massive protests against President Alexander Lukashenko have put blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses under threat.

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Bitcoin Investors Unfazed By Great Twitter Hack, as Volatility Remains Stable

Bitcoin traders seem unfazed by the massive Twitter hack on Wednesday, as the price of the top cryptocurrency has largely remained steady. Prominent U.S. figures including billionaires Bill Gates, Elon…

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Nasdaq President Believes Crypto Could be “a Global Currency of the Future”

President and CEO of Nasdaq Inc., Adena Friedman, believes that crypto has the possibility to become a “global currency of the future.” Read more Market pieces here. Adena Friedman, president…

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Russia to Use Blockchain-powered Voting to Determine President Putin’s Fate

Russians are going to the polls to determine whether or not President Putin will stay in power as the president of the Russian Federation for another 12 years. Two regions…

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