French Hill has chaired the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion since its creation in January 2023.
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Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto stance continues to draw criticisms from within the industry.
1275Portugal’s general elections are crucial for the country’s blockchain and digital assets industry.
3352U.S. presidential candidates have won or lost key states by as little as 11,000 votes, giving crypto users the chance to “move the needle one or two points,” according to Ben Weiss.
2096The Salvadoran president claimed victory before the official results were released, but opposition groups have alleged voter fraud and manipulation.
2508Fairshake, a political action committee supported by Coinbase and a16z, has a $73 million war chest to oppose anti-crypto candidates and support those in favor of digital assets.
5345Senator Elizabeth Warren reportedly called for donations for her 2024 reelection by calling John Deaton a “big cheerleader for crypto interests” ahead his campaign launch.
7174Crypto skeptic Elizabeth Warren suggested interest groups could “spend any amount of money needed” to attempt to stop her and Representative Katie Porter’s Senate runs.
3405The German Bundestag will host an educational Bitcoin event, and a pro-Bitcoin draft bill aims to make BTC legal tender in the country.
2074An unofficial tally reportedly showed Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka winning Indonesia’s presidential ticket with roughly 58% of the vote.
1726The Fairshake political action committee raised more than $85 million and spent roughly $19 million as of Dec. 31, according to data from Open Secrets.
5134Powell said the Federal Reserve needs “more confidence” in the U.S. economy before it can begin cutting rates.
7368Central bank digital currencies are becoming more politicized globally, “but in the U.S. they seem to be ‘hyper-politicized.’”
1591The U.S. appears unprepared for the onslaught of AI-generated imitations despite years of warnings from think tanks.
1635Within a week, the crypto industry lost two pro-crypto presidential hopefuls, though there’s some hope Donald Trump could be a secret wildcard for crypto.
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