What Georgia’s Elections Mean for Bitcoin
As the Democrats appear to be headed to victory, how does their new U.S. Senate majority impact markets as a whole and bitcoin more specifically?
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Jan 6, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Loses Senate Seat; Democrats Retake Senate
Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her Senate seat to Democrat Raphael Warnock in a special election Tuesday night.
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Jan 6, 2021 at 7:03 a.m. UTC
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US Senate Staffers Float Blockchain Voting if Chamber Goes Remote
U.S. Senate staffers, hunting for tech to keep their chamber legislating through crises, floated blockchain voting in an April 30 continuity of Senate memo.
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May 4, 2020 at 8:40 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Rejected Near $7K Despite US Fiscal Agreement on $2T Stimulus Package
Bitcoin has dropped back from levels near $7,000 despite the rapidly increasing scope of fiscal stimulus efforts in the US and across the globe.
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Mar 25, 2020 at 11:42 a.m. UTC
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Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator
It is unclear who will helm Bakkt after CEO Kelly Loeffler joins the U.S. Senate on Jan. 1.
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Dec 4, 2019 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
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Senate Banking Committee Schedules July Hearing on Facebook's Libra Crypto
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing next month on Facebook's new cryptocurrency, Libra.
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Jun 19, 2019 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2019
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US Senators Discuss Crypto Threat to Domestic Elections
DarkTower director Scott Dueweke said cryptocurrencies are "tailor made" for foreign powers hoping to influence American elections.
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Jun 26, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2018
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CFTC Chief: US Should Tread Lightly on Crypto Exchanges
The head of the CFTC told lawmakers Thursday that any federal approach to crypto regulation should be "carefully tailored" to the risks involved.
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Feb 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
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There'd Be No DLT Without Bitcoin, Says CFTC Chief
"It's important to remember that if there were no bitcoin, there would be no distributed ledger technology," Giancarlo told a U.S. Senate committee.
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Feb 6, 2018 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
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CFTC Chair: 'We're Used To' Volatile Assets Like Bitcoin
As might be expected, Tuesday's Senate hearing touched on cryptocurrencies' volatility. But the head of the CFTC put the matter in perspective.
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Feb 6, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2018