US Government News

Coin Center Demonstrates How Bitcoin Works Before the Congress

JUL 05, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

The growing population of Bitcoin enthusiasts has alerted the government and led to Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications he...

12421 | 6

US Government to Host Federal Blockchain Forum

JUL 03, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

US government announces its plans to hold a US Federal Blockchain Forum on July 18, 2017 to discuss possible applications of Blockchain within the government.

12617 | 3

State of New Hampshire Governor Signs Bitcoin MSB Exemption into Law

JUN 10, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

Governor of New Hampshire approves bill that will exempt those using cryptocurrency from registering as money transmitters.

26412 | 3

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging t...

37 | 3

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Bl...

51

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

44 | 1

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

566 | 7

US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

105 | 18

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

81 | 1

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call h...

111

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

56

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

3

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing th...

1

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

5

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent applic...

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State of New Hampshire Governor Signs Bitcoin MSB Exemption into Law

JUN 10, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

Governor of New Hampshire approves bill that will exempt those using cryptocurrency from registering as money transmitters.

26412 | 3

US Government to Host Federal Blockchain Forum

JUL 03, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

US government announces its plans to hold a US Federal Blockchain Forum on July 18, 2017 to discuss possible applications of Blockchain within the government.

12617 | 3

Coin Center Demonstrates How Bitcoin Works Before the Congress

JUL 05, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

The growing population of Bitcoin enthusiasts has alerted the government and led to Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications he...

12421 | 6

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

566 | 7

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call h...

111

US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

105 | 18

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

81 | 1

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

56

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Bl...

51

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

44 | 1

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging t...

37 | 3

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

5

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

3

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing th...

1

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent applic...

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US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

105 | 18

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

566 | 7

Coin Center Demonstrates How Bitcoin Works Before the Congress

JUL 05, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

The growing population of Bitcoin enthusiasts has alerted the government and led to Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications he...

12421 | 6

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging t...

37 | 3

State of New Hampshire Governor Signs Bitcoin MSB Exemption into Law

JUN 10, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

Governor of New Hampshire approves bill that will exempt those using cryptocurrency from registering as money transmitters.

26412 | 3

US Government to Host Federal Blockchain Forum

JUL 03, 2017 | Anthony Coggine

US government announces its plans to hold a US Federal Blockchain Forum on July 18, 2017 to discuss possible applications of Blockchain within the government.

12617 | 3

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

81 | 1

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

44 | 1

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent applic...

–

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

5

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing th...

1

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

3

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

56

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call h...

111

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Bl...

51