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Protect Progress, an affiliate of the cryptocurrency-backed Fairshake PAC, spent more than $1 million on media buys to support Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw.

A United States appeals court said a district court was right to toss Ali Sedaghatpour’s lawsuit claiming that his insurer, Lemonade Insurance, should cover him for a crypto scam loss.

U.S. Virginia Senate Bill No. 339, which aims to create a work group dedicated to studying cryptocurrencies, blockchain and crypto mining, received majority support from the Senate.

The proposal allocates a yearly general fund of $22,048 and $17,192, respectively, to the two newly formed commissions on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency in the state of Virginia.

The current draft of Senate Bill No. 339 is a substitute amendment to the bill’s initial version introduced in January.

The legislation establishes rights for digital assets miners and validators and provides tax incentives for the purchase of goods and services with cryptocurrencies.

Fairfax County continues its cryptocurrency investment endeavors through the VanEck crypto lending fund, exploring the world of yield farming through the asset manager.

The week in DeFi saw European lawmakers write a new chapter on DeFi, a Virginia county plan to put its pension fund in a DeFi yield, DeFi protocols lose $1.6 billion to exploits, and more

Delegate Christopher T. Head introduced the bill back in January 2022, seeking an amendment to allow eligible banks to offer crypto custody services.

Virginia’s state legislature looks to study blockchain technology in a bid to protect voter records and election results.

An official from Fairfax County Retirement Systems has clarified the terms of recent investments by county pensions in blockchain venture capital fund Morgan Creek.

West Virginians in the armed services stationed abroad have started using a blockchain-based app for voting in this year’s midterm elections.

The U.S., Japan and Switzerland municipal authorities have already held pilot blockchain elections. Is this a cause for optimism?

West Virginia military personnel serving abroad will have the option to vote on a blockchain-based mobile app in this fall’s midterm elections.

West Virginia is trialling the US’ first-ever use of Blockchain in federal election voting.