A brief recap of this week’s U.S. Congress hearings on Libra.
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- Analysis
- Analysis
Does the U.S. government have the power to terminate Libra? What can it do?
- News
by Aaron Wood
The chair of the House Financial Services Committee opened today’s hearing on Libra by noting Facebook’s past mistakes.
- Analysis
The U.S. congressional hearings on Libra may determine the future of the project. Here is what regulators think about Facebook’s crypto...
- Interview
John McAfee speaks with Cointelegraph about Facebook’s Libra, the importance of privacy and why he hasn’t paid U.S. taxes in eight years.
- News
Block.one is working with an international law firm on lobbying in “policy related to blockchain.”
- News
Former United States Senator Rick Santorum has joined the board of the Catholic community-oriented cryptocurrency project dubbed Cathio.
- In depth
Crypto lobbying is growing, but it’s being led by “noncrypto” companies.
- News
by Helen Partz
The bitcoin price soared to as high as 394,000 Argentine pesos as major investors worry that a populist former president could return to a position of power.
- In depth
Italy is for the European elections. Blockchain is on the agenda for politics and institutions, and relevant novelties lay ahead.
- News
by Aaron Wood
U.S. crypto exchange Coibnase has filed to close down its political action committee.
- News
North Korean political dissident group Cheollima Civil Defence is selling Ethereum-based visas valid for entering the country after its supposed liberation.
- Follow up
Despite widespread suspicion of the technology’s ability to underpin secure elections, some U.S. jurisdictions are pushing ahead with limited blockchain-enabled...
- Analysis
The International Monetary Fund claimed that the growth of blockchain in Malta has created major risks of money laundering.
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