The U.S. needs more trucks like this on the road – but there are not enough drivers. getty As the saying goes, “Houston, we have a problem.” That is to say, we have an acute shortage of truck dr...
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Kraken CEO Backs Truckers And Bitcoin As Defense Against Canada’s ‘Weaponized’ Financial System
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of Kraken Bitcoin Exchange – David Paul Morris/Bloomberg © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP Jesse Powell is not backing down to pressure from the Canadian governme...
With Pepper Spray And Guns, Canadian Police Break Up Trucker Protest That Has Paralyzed Capital
Topline Ottawa police, some bearing guns, moved to break up demonstrations Saturday that have snarled Canada’s capital for weeks using pepper spray as they made scores of arrests and towed away protes...
Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’
As part of the Emergencies Act, Canada is broadening the scope the country’s anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist financing rules, which will now include crowdfunding platforms and the payment s...
Canadian Police Tell Exchanges to Halt Bitcoin and Ethereum Trades Tied to Trucker Blockades
In brief Canada’s leading newspaper says the RCMP has sent letters to crypto exchanges. The RCMP campaign is part of actions to end the trucker blockades. Two of Canada’s biggest law enfor...
‘Keep Your Coins’ Bill Introduced To Congress Following Canada’s Emergency Seizure Of Trucker Assets
Yesterday, U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced “Keep Your Coins” legislation designed to prevent federal restriction on individual user’s virtual currency or wallet transactions. The bi...
Ford Takes More Capacity Offline Because of Trucker Blockade in Canada
Text size Demonstrators against Covid-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Feb. 9. Geoff Robins / AFP via Getty Images Ford Mo...
Automakers cut production due to anti-vaccine Canadian trucker protest
Vehicles block the route leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandat...
Canadian Trucker Anti-Mandate Blockade Continues In Ottawa As Trump Voices Approval
Topline Thousands protesting Canada’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for truckers continued to block the streets of the capital city of Ottawa for the second straight day Sunday, with those opposed to the m...