Politics
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Parody memecoins of political figures have captured crypto’s attention, but they still need to stick the landing
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It’s in the best interest of our elected officials to cultivate that interest in crypto and incorporate these voters into a long-term political strategy
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Emmer failed to snag the votes of 26 Republicans, leaving him well shy of the necessary 217 votes needed to become Speaker
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Lacking specifics on how he intends to shape crypto policy, Ramaswamy said he intends to gut the federal bureaucracy by up to two-thirds.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute weighs in on Rep. Tom Emmer’s bill and effort to shape US policy on CBDCs
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Former FCA Chair Charles Randell said some of these firms are under US Department of Justice investigation, but didn’t name them
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Newly announced Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis claimed that the crypto industry would be doomed if President Biden is reelected
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Three past presidential contenders have accepted crypto donations, and dozens of other politicians do too
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The US has a history of failing to look even a few years down the line when enacting reactive new legislation
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Kim Nam-kuk, a member of South Korea’s Democratic Party, is said to have owned 800,000 wemix coins in 2021
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Democrats slammed the current Republican-led draft bill for stablecoin legislation, but the parties agree on some points
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President Joe Biden appointed Ben LaBolt as his comms chief recently, and he holds BTC and ETH
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For the NYT to compare bitcoin power usage to electricity in people’s homes is an “arbitrary, inflammatory, and political choice,” Riot said
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Pseudonymous member 0xngmi said the argument about the token launch has been resolved and the fork is cancelled
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Here’s what five incoming and influential politicians friendly to crypto causes are planning in the year ahead
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In his final weeks in office, Rep. Cawthorn has been directed to pay $14,000 over the purchase and sale of LGB coin earlier this year
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US politicians on both sides of the aisle collectively received millions in dollars from fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
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Congressional Blockchain Caucus Chairs Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Bill Foster, D-Illi., both won reelection as well as Caucus members Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Richie Torres, D-N.Y.
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Roughly 80% of respondents say crypto regulations should be clearer, including 88% of Democrats and 77% of Republicans
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