Rep. Madison Cawthorn caught a lot of flak this week for being late to disclose $950,000 worth of cryptocurrency trades that included Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. But he’s far from the only person i...
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Yellen doubts crypto’s place in 401(k), says Congress could regulate
The Secretary of the United States Treasury, Janet Yellen, weighed in on including cryptocurrencies in retirement plans, calling them a very risky investment that should be regulated by Congress. Dur...
Inflation Soars To Highest Level In 40 Years As Recession Risk Rises
Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Billboard on the cruelties of inflation.. (Photo by: Photographer … [+] name/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Bure...
Human rights advocates send letter to Congress putting the case for crypto
As a counter to the recent open letter sent by crypto sceptics to Congress, a group of human rights advocates have also sent a letter to Capitol Hill, asking for a “responsible crypto policy”. 21 huma...
Restoring Balance To The Crypto Universe
spheres with message DEFI in front of a brick wall background – 3d illustration getty On Tuesday I had the privilege of participating in Crypto Wars: Balancing Privacy versus National Security, ...
House Passes Sweeping Gun Control Measures—But Senate Republicans Will Spike Plan
Topline A legislative package strengthening national gun laws passed the Democratic-controlled House Wednesday following hours of impassioned debate and testimony on Capitol Hill, but the action was l...
Human rights activists take aim at privileged crypto critics in letter to Congress
Human rights activists from 20 countries have submitted an open letter to the United States Congress in support of a “responsible crypto policy” and praising Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins as essential...
Parents of shooting victims ask Congress for tighter gun laws
Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress during of a news conference on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los A...
Open letter to Congress highlights rift among technologists over blockchains
A group of 20 international human rights activists has written an open letter to the US Congressional leadership advocating for a “responsible” crypto policy acknowledging the technology’s role in com...
Yeonmi Park Co-Signs Letter to Congress Explaining Bitcoin’s Importance for Human Rights
Famous North Korean defector and activist Yeonmi Park has petitioned U.S. congress to remain open-minded when legislating Bitcoin and stablecoins. Together with another 19 human rights activists from ...
Human Rights Leaders Urge Congress to Take ‘Open-Minded’ View on Bitcoin
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US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Require Members of Congress To Disclose Crypto Holdings
Two US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require members of Congress to declare their crypto holdings. The Cryptocurrency Accountability Act would make it mandatory for members of...
New Bill Would Force Congress to Disclose Crypto Holdings
Key Takeaways A new bill would require members of the U.S. Congress to report their crypto holdings. Congress members would face penalties of $500 or more for failing to disclose on time, and $66,000 ...
Ex-Trump Advisor Peter Navarro Indicted For Contempt Of Congress
Topline Peter Navarro, a White House trade advisor during the Trump administration, was indicted Friday on contempt of Congress charges for his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House co...
Wage Compression In Government Contractors Needs To Be Addressed
Wage Compression in Government Contractors Needs to be Addressed Increasing the minimum wages paid by government contractors is complicated, as the government is beginning to learn. Shortly after taki...
The Space Force Requires A Space National Guard
National Guard and Space Force Official Seals In a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, it was revealed that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed that the spac...
Key Democrats Say Texas School Shooting Could Mark Turning Point On Gun Control
Topline Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is optimistic Congress could take “small and life saving steps” on gun control, the second highest-ranking Senate Democrat told CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, as la...
Portugal Congress Party Disapproves The New Bill About Taxing Cryptocurrencies
The European country’s Parliament, the Assembleia da Republica, declined two bills levying cryptocurrencies. Portugal’s Finance Minister on Taxing Cryptocurrency Earlier this month, on May 13th, the c...
Portugal’s Congress Rejected 2 Crypto Tax Proposals
Assembleia da República – Portugal’s Congress – dismissed two separate bill proposals focused on the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions. The suggestions were introduced by the left-wing parties –...
US Congress Investigates Cawthorn Over Alleged Involvement In Crypto Scheme
Madison Cawthorn, a member of the United States Republican Congress, North Carolina, will face an investigation this year to determine how much involvement he had in a crypto pump and dump game plan. ...
Congress launches ethics investigation into Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s crypto activities
Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn will be the subject of an ethics investigation in Congress for his alleged ties to crypto. The investigation by the House Committee on Ethics will look into whe...
Fed Up, Congress Considers Giving Coast Guard The Navy’s Small Ship Funding
The U.S. Coast Guard’s smallest cutters are forward deployed and ranging into strategic waters. MediaNews Group via Getty Images As the U.S. Navy continues a long, forty-year trend of moving awa...
Former NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Announces Run For Congress
Topline Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday he is running for Congress, as New York’s congressional maps are being redrawn after an appeals court threw out state Democrats’ redi...
U.S. Congress finally introduces crypto bills; here’s what you should know
The United States Congress has elaborated on its plan to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets after careful assessments. The legal ambiguity of digital assets has been a major concern in...
Congress Has Introduced 50 Digital Asset Bills Impacting Regulation, Blockchain, And CBDC Policy
The 118th Congress has reached a milestone of seeing 50 bills and resolutions that have been introduced so far which cover the crypto regulatory landscape in a variety of ways. The number of bills doe...
Federal Financial Regulators Prepare To Throttle US Oil Producers
Climate change protestors covered in fake blood gather around the Wall Street Bull during an … [+] Extinction Rebellion demonstration in New York in 2019. Climate activists have long criticized ...
U.S. faces unnecessary deaths if Congress fails to pass funding bill
Top U.S. health officials on Wednesday reiterated their calls for Congress to pass funding for the nation’s fight against Covid-19, warning that failure to act now would result in an unnecessary...
Crypto CEOs are courting Brazil’s central bank as legislation moves through National Congress
CEOs from two cryptocurrency exchanges were scheduled to meet with Brazil’s Central Bank president Roberto Campos Neto in the past few days, indicating that talks between industry and the government a...
US congress research agency weighs in on UST crash, notes gaps in regulation
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a legislative agency that supports the United States Congress, has published a document that contains a rundown on algorithmic stablecoins and points out key ...
South Korean Congress Calls Terra Founder Do Kwon To Explain LUNA And UST Fall
– Advertisement – South Korean Congress Calls Terra (LUNA) Founder. According to the South Korea Local newspaper, NEWSPIM, South Korean lawmakers requested that Terra founder Do Kwon and...