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The Senate Meets the Cyber-Hornets: The Nascent Crypto Lobby Is Actually Effective

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 3, 2021, 3:31 p.m. EDT

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A Partial Victory in the Infrastructure Bill Battle

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 2, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Gaming as a Tool of Economic Empowerment

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 1, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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Crypto Allies Rally and Race to Fix the Infrastructure Bill

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 31, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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BlockFi’s Lead Investor Bows Out Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 30, 2021, 2:30 p.m. EDT

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The Senate Shoves a Dangerous, Last-Minute $28B Crypto Provision Into the Infrastructure Bill

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 29, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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How Decentralized Is DeFi?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 28, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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US Senate Banking Committee Asks ‘What Are Cryptocurrencies Good For?’

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 27, 2021, 3:28 p.m. EDT

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Are Amazon Rumors Behind Bitcoin’s Biggest Surge in Months?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 26, 2021, 3:25 p.m. EDT

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Using History as a Weapon: The Latest Political Attack on Stablecoins

By Nathaniel WhittemoreJul 25, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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At the White House, crypto policy vacancy looms large

The departure of President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, leaves the digital assets office vacant and its policy aims uncertain.

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Crypto for Advisors: Wall Street is done waiting on Congress for crypto rules

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How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

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Under pressure, Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone

Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.

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