The US Congress Examines Bitcoin
The Bitcoin economy will be drastically different a year from now, as it is much different today than it was a year ago. Washington will have a huge effect on what direction the Bitcoin markets move, as Congress and regulators shape the rules Bitcoin stakeholders must adhere to. Additionally, the U. S. is the global financial leader and the regulations....
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The Crypto for Congress initiative has launched. All members of Congress will be given bitcoin as campaign contributions to help them learn about cryptocurrency. The initiative is supported by Congressional Blockchain Caucus members, including pro-crypto Representatives Darren Soto and Tom Emmer. Each Congress Member Receiving Bitcoin Contribution The “Crypto for Congress” initiative has launched, the Chamber of Digital Commerce announced Monday. “Today, all members of the United States Congress will receive a campaign contribution in bitcoin” as part of this....
Bitcoin is on the map in Congress as this morning as Politico, a leading newspaper and website predominantly read by Capitol Hill Staff Members and Congress published an article entitled, "Congress Starts Looking Into Bitcoin." What does this mean for the Bitcoin community, Congress and the US Executive Branch? Ideally, Members of Congress and the US Senate will take a closer and more holistic look into how regulators have been handling Bitcoin and will proceed with regulations or lack thereof. While, it would be even more ideal for Bitcoin to have more time to flourish prior to catching....
Bitcoin has been sent to 350 deputies of the Spanish Congress as part of an educational initiative similar to the “Crypto for Congress” campaign that sent bitcoin to all Members of U.S. Congress. Bitcoin Sent to 350 Spanish Lawmakers All 350 members of Spain’s Congress of Deputies have been sent bitcoin worth a euro each as part of an educational campaign, local newspaper ABC reported Thursday. The Congress of Deputies is the lower house of Spain’s parliament; it has 350 members. The initiative was launched by blockchain education platform Tutellus and Observatorio....
An initiative by the Chamber of Digital Congress made $50 BTC contributions to all 535 members of Congress with bitcoin mined by U.S. operations. The post Crypto For Congress Puts “American-Made” Bitcoin Into The Hands Of Policymakers appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
U.S. Congressman Jim Himes says that Congress is not ready to pass cryptocurrency legislation anytime soon, citing a lack of deep understanding of cryptocurrencies among lawmakers. Congress Won’t Pass Crypto Legislation Anytime Soon In an interview with Yahoo Finance on Friday, U.S. Representative Jim Himes revealed some of the debates going on in Congress about […]