Pro Bitcoin? The White House Names Vocal Dr. Ed Felten as Deputy U. S. Chief Technology Officer
The White House has announced Dr. Ed Felten will be named U. S. Chief Technology Officer, making him a new addition to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Felten falls in line with recent additions to the White House, "working to further President Obama's vision to ensure policy decisions are informed by our best understanding of state-of-the-art technology and innovation, to quickly and efficiently deliver great services for the American people, and to broaden and deepen the American people's engagement with their government. Felten's "expertise in the....
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Princeton University professor of computer science and public affairs Ed Felten has joined the White House Office of Science and Technology where he will advise President Barack Obama on policy decisions related to technology and innovation. The appointment is notable for the digital currency industry given Felten's longstanding interest in bitcoin and the digital currency's public ledger, the blockchain. In addition to writing on the subject, Felten also attended the New York BitLicense hearings held in January 2014 where he presented a moderate view of the technology that stood in....
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that the U.S. is not in a recession. “The economy is growing. It is strong,” he stressed. In addition, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there are no meetings or anything happening in preparing for a recession. White House Dismisses Recession Concerns White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s top aide, shared his economic outlook in an interview with MSNBC Thursday. He said: We are not in a recession … Unemployment claims remain at a historical low … The economy is growing. It is strong.....
A former White House employee and a close aide to President Obama has now taken the role of the Global Chief of Communications at Bitcoin miner Bitfury. Jamie Smith. A PR veteran who was previously serving as the Deputy White House Press Secretary and Special Assistant to President Obama has now accepted the role of global chief of communications at prominent bitcoin miner, Bitfury. Jamie Elizabeth Smith, has also served as Director of Public Affairs for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She was also the Director of Communications for the Senate Commerce, Science and....
Jamie Smith, via LinkedIn. A former White House senior staffer has accepted a role at the best funded miner in bitcoin. Jamie Elizabeth Smith, former deputy White House press secretary and special assistant to President Obama, has joined Bitfury as its global chief of communications. The miner has raised $60m in venture funding to date. Prior to her roles at the White House, Smith worked at Edelman, a global public relations firm, and was also the director of public affairs for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She also held senior communications roles at the Senate, for....
Bitcoin has proven itself time and again to recover from any kind of storm and with this, Anthony Scaramucci – the former White House chief of communications and founder of Skybridge Capital – said he stays positive amid all the gloom and negativity in the bear market. Fears of recession continue to spread among investors […]