Rep. Soto seeks to create office to ‘coordinate’ Federal use of blockchain tech

The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.” A new bill filed on Thursday, H.R.9067, seeks to create an office that will “coordinate” federal applications of blockchain technology.  Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat representing Florida’s 9th district, the bill would “establish an […]

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Bill seeks to create office to “coordinate” Federal use of blockchain tech

The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.” Filed on Thursday, a new bill, H.R.9067, seeks to create an office that will “coordinate” federal applications of blockchain technology.  Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat representing Florida’s 9th district, the bill would “establish an […]

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Colombian Stock Exchange to use blockchain for OTC derivatives trading

The use of blockchain technology in Latin American stock markets is expanding. The Colombian Stock Exchange announced it is joining the Consorcio Colibrí, a private initiative that promotes the adoption of blockchain technology within the finance industry. As Cointelegraph Español reported on Nov. 18, Consorcio Colibrí was formed by major financial institutions such as Bancolombia, […]

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Economic justice doesn’t need the blockchain, say advisors to ‘The Squad’

Making digital cash work efficiently for public stimulus payments doesn’t require a detour through blockchain technology, in the view of U.S. progressives. American progressives, particularly the high-profile group of Congresswomen known as “the Squad,” have been highly vocal on questions of economic equity, the corrosive social impact of Big Tech and the need to reimagine […]

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