Lobbyists Put Bitcoin on the Agenda in Washington DC
Washington DC government relations firm Peck Madigan Jones has declared bitcoin as one of the issues it will be lobbying on. The big question is, will they be pushing for the digital currency, or against? The company was founded in 1987 and quickly became a bipartisan organisation, representing the interests of blue chip clients, such as the American Insurance Association. A wide variety of notable clients are on PMJ's books, ranging from environmental groups to energy producers, but the list also happens to include some big names in finance, such as Deloitte, Wells Fargo Securities, US....
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Will we ever pay with bitcoins by using our credit card? MasterCard is officially paying lobbyists to focus on Bitcoin. A few days ago, Coindesk reported on the first Bitcoin debit card being made by Bitcoin startup Xapo. In the article, it was rumored Xapo was tied to Mastercard in this venture. Soon after publishing, the article was updated with an official notice from Mastercard stating the credit card company had no ties to Xapo or Bitcoin whatsoever. It seems this story is not entirely true, at least not when it comes to the Bitcoin part. Paying for lobbyists. As most of you will....
Basic freedoms and civil liberties have become more and more of a legal domain to be doled out by an ever advancing Police State in America. The U. S. Congress has lost most of its influence and national respect amongst the people. Congressional approval ratings are far worse than even President Obama's. Less than 10% of Americans believe Congress is doing their job well. Many of the agencies they are supposed to have dominion over, like the NSA, seem to consistently ignore their authority. U. S. Congressmen have shown a proclivity to selling out ethically in legislation, or to lobbyists....
Why do these Young Turks ladies dare to speak about a subject as complex as cryptocurrencies without doing ANY research? In the following video, both Ana Kasparian and Francesca Fiorentini read a New York Times article interpreting it as fact, while giving the most inane commentary you could imagine. To make things worse, they try to be sarcastic and humorous and fail completely at that too. Related Reading | Crypto Needs Regulation If It’s Going To Survive, Says SEC Boss Their main thesis is that crypto lobbyists are influencing bills and legislation while at the same time trying to....
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its regulatory agenda which does not mention bitcoin or cryptocurrency regulation. Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies Not on SEC’s Latest Regulatory Agenda The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Biden administration’s Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions last week. It details “the actions administrative agencies plan to issue in the near and long term,” which provides “important public notice and transparency about proposed regulatory and deregulatory....