A proposed “Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act” is reportedly being circulated by House Democrats to prevent big tech firms such as Facebook from issuing crypto. A proposed bill to fine major tech firms such as Facebook $1 million per day if they issue cryptocurrencies is being circulated by Democrats, Reuters reports on July […]
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Even if he crushed exchanges, making Bitcoin illegal would likely see rejection by lawmakers. United States president Donald Trump would cause a Bitcoin (BTC) price crash if he banned it, but the law would likely prevent him, economist and trader Alex Krueger concluded on Twitter July 15. Trump, who announced his distaste for cryptocurrency in […]
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Trump tells the world what he thinks of Bitcoin, Facebook vows to cooperate with Congress on Libra, and an angry mob descends on Tron’s office in Beijing. Top Stories This Week Trump tweets opposition to crypto, specifically Libra and Bitcoin Shrinking violet Donald Trump doesn’t often share his views, so it was refreshing to see […]
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An Oxford scholar, Supreme Court Justice’s clerk and an international financial regulator: Meet the new CFTC Chairman… July 15 will mark the first day in the office for the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new chairman, Heath Tarbert. As the crypto community is bidding farewell to the regulator’s outgoing head, J. Christopher Giancarlo, […]
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A draft of a US House bill restricting big tech companies from entering the crypto assets market has surfaced days before the congressional hearings on Facebook’s Libra. A drafted bill entitled “Keep Big Tech out of Finance” has surfaced online, allegedly deriving from within the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. The document’s […]
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The Iran-U.S. cold war spills into blockchain: Can America really stop Iran from mining Bitcoin? If there’s one thing the United States has had a history of, it’s imposing sanctions on its enemies. Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Russia and numerous other nations have been subject to restrictions and penalties over the years, with the U.S. harnessing […]
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John McAfee speaks with Cointelegraph about Facebook’s Libra, the importance of privacy and why he hasn’t paid U.S. taxes in eight years. When people outside of crypto think of John McAfee, they think computers, cybersecurity, anti-virus software. But in the world of crypto and blockchain, you think of a yacht in tropical waters, passionate — […]
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The United States Senate committee of commerce, science and transportation approved the Blockchain Promotion Act this week. The United States Senate committee of commerce, science and transportation approved the Blockchain Promotion Act on Tuesday, tech news outlet CNET reports on July 11. The bill, published by the outlet, moves the U.S. closer to a blockchain […]
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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has assessed current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States. The American Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has assembled an assessment of current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States in a report published on July […]
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Political commentators have seized the moment to probe the crypto political campaign donation trend in the United States. As one of only two crypto-accepting Democratic primary hopefuls withdraws his candidacy, political commentators have seized the moment to probe the crypto campaign donation trend. A report published by business media site Fast Company on July 10 […]
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