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U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy slammed Gary Gensler and the SEC at the Republican Party presidential debate.

Government transparency group Open Secrets reported U.S. crypto firms spent roughly $19 million on lobbying from January to September 2023.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up for grabs in the 2024 election, with the future of crypto bills in the House Financial Services Committee uncertain.

Presidential candidates Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy and Dean Phillips will discuss blockchain and crypto ahead of the New Hampshire Primary.

Acting President Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara, the first female head of state for El Salvador, took office on Dec. 1 and is expected to serve until June 2024.

The election of new Argentine President Javier Milei has given many in the local Bitcoin community cause for hope.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and many U.S. lawmakers were in attendance at NABS 2023.

Meta updated its help center with a note explaining that political advertisers are prohibited from using its new generative AI ad campaign creation tools.

The industry is reeling as governments, legislators, and even investors ask if its networks are being exploited by terrorists. A sense of proportion may be needed.

With the election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress will once again be able to move forward on crypto bills.

The Minnesota congressman was one of only a few crypto proponents in Congress being considered as a possible speaker of the House by Republican lawmakers.

It’s unclear if Emmer will have enough support to win in a full floor vote, but the lack of a speaker of the House has effectively halted all legislation since Oct. 3.

Anti-establishment Javier Milei was the touted favorite in Argentina’s presidential election but is trailing in second place with 90% of the vote counted.

Tom Emmer has been “making calls” to secure a nomination for the speaker role, and it could be a boon for the crypto sector if he were to be voted in.

Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, the Republican Party’s nominee for Speaker, won the support of 200 of his colleagues in an Oct. 17 vote — below the 217 needed to hold the position.