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This New Normal... Suck

3 Aug 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Cje95

It is safe to say that today has been an absolute hell of a day. While it wasn't so bad starting off I had various twists and turns I have come to expect working on the Hill. After all, there is a method to my madness of getting into work an hour to...

Europe and the Data Act Open Letter Campaign

2 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

  Recently, several decentralization-oriented organizations in the EU made a statement about the political discussion and process regarding the Data Act, focusing on factors such as economics, digitalization, innovation, personal integrity, consumer...

Freedom of expression vs. Quran burning, Holocaust denial, Lèse-majesté

2 Aug 2023 4 minute read 2 comments Kovichni

There's a fine line between freedom of expression and using free speech to (politically) taunt certain people. But the more politically involved among us already noticed a flaw in the title because of the three examples given, one is actually widely...

What is Next for the Crypto Legislation

30 Jul 2023 5 minute read 2 comments Cje95

Last week Congress, for the first time, really focused on and began to execute legislation in the crypto space. It catches people off-guard all the time that Congress has never actually done anything legislatively in the space even though they have...

Quick Summary of Crypto Legislations Movement in the House This Week

30 Jul 2023 4 minute read 1 comment Cje95

It is safe to say that this week was the biggest week crypto has ever had on Capitol Hill. While previously there have been hearings and a ton of talk this was the first time that we got any sort of action. Most of the action came on the House of Rep...

Who the hell is Saratoshi Nagamoto?

28 Jul 2023 1 minute read 10 comments Yugocean

     US Congressman Brad Sherman, while giving a speech, gave this great quotation: "I don't believe that Saratoshi Nagamoto was innovative." And become a laughing stock. Who is Saratoshi Nagamoto?      By Saratoshi Nagamoto, Sherman was mentioni...

How the House Financial Services Committee's Markup of the Stablecoin Legislation Went Off the Rails

28 Jul 2023 4 minute read 1 comment Cje95

I want to first note that this hearing is currently still going on as of 8:50 PM EST. After yesterday successfully moving the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act in a bipartisan manner (much to the surprise of many reporters...

Quick Summary of What Happened with the Crypto Legislation Today

27 Jul 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Cje95

Today was part one of a two-part banger of a day on Capitol Hill today. In all honesty, as someone who works on the Hill, I am not sure that this could have gone much better for crypto or the crypto industry overall. H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovati...

How do Private Digital Currencies Affect Government Policy?

24 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Dear all Publish, people  I have written a policy paper for African Institute for Decentralised Finance and Blockchain (AIDBLOCK) regarding cryptocurrencies and international financial institutions such as the IMF, BiS, and G20.  At the moment, I am...

Exciting Times in the House as for the FIRST TIME Crypto Legislation is Actually Moving

24 Jul 2023 4 minute read 5 comments Cje95

Some quick background before we get to the main topic since I have had to deal with various issues in the past. I do in fact work for Congress on a House Committee a lot of people doubt this and have come after me before for my comments but all that...