Election2020

First Mover: Bitcoin Hits Record as ‘Blue Wave’ and ‘Kimchi Premium’ Look Bullish

Bitcoin surges above $35K for first time with U.S. Democrats poised to take full control of government and 'Kimchi Premium' back in force.

Markets  ·  6 January 2021

New MIT Paper Roundly Rejects Blockchain Voting as Solution to Election Woes

Encryption inventor and head of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative are among authors of a new paper that points out why blockchain and voting are a bad pairing.

Tech  ·  16 November 2020
DeFi

The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets

Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

Markets  ·  3 November 2020
FTX

FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection.

Markets  ·  30 October 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: ‘Blue Wave’ in US Senate Could Mean Flood of Stimulus for Bitcoin

As U.S. President Donald Trump fades in election polls, Wall Street analysts are sketching out the market implications of legislative races.

Markets  ·  19 October 2020
CoinFlash

Fed Reserve Governor Brainard Said to Be Biden’s Choice for Treasury Secretary

Lael Brainard, who has been involved with the Fed's efforts to research a digital dollar, is seen as an ideal choice, Bloomberg sources said.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 September 2020
Brock Pierce

Block.One Co-Founder Brock Pierce Files to Run for US President

Brock Pierce has formally filed to run for President of the United States.

News  ·  7 July 2020
New York

The Queens Politician Who Wants to Give New Yorkers Their Own Crypto

Assemblyperson Ron Kim has proposed a decentralized contact tracing protocol and a blockchain-based public banking system for New Yorkers.

People  ·  19 June 2020
Bitcoin

Meet the Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-BitLicense Democrat Running for State Office

Patrick Nelson has been an advocate for bitcoin in his seven-year political career. He wants to see New York's BitLicense reformed and blockchain voting used in special cases.

People  ·  10 June 2020
Bitcoin

Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress With Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind

A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative.

People  ·  4 June 2020
Ethereum

In Defense of Blockchain Voting

Recent election tech foul-ups have people scrambling for paper ballots. But they're not really the future of voting, says Intercoin's Greg Magarshak.

Tech  ·  12 March 2020
Bitcoin

Why Aren’t the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?

Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 March 2020
Election2020

US Presidential Contender Michael Bloomberg Proposes ‘Clear Regulatory Framework’ for Crypto

US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said he would clarify tax and securities laws around crypto in a new financial reform plan.

News  ·  18 February 2020
2020 Presidential Election

Cryptocurrency Proponent Andrew Yang Ends Presidential Bid

Presidential contender Andrew Yang dropped out of the race Tuesday. He advocated for clear crypto guidelines in the U.S. during his run.

News  ·  12 February 2020
Privacy

Why We Need a Federal Privacy Law

Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard researcher, argues the U.S. should pass a privacy law modeled on California's new CCPA.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 February 2020