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26 Mar 2022 5 minute read 4 comments Cje95
Yesterday I wrote about how El Salvador had moved its Bitcoin Bond issuance from mid-March to September. What I had not realized was that the Foreign Relations Committee was holding a Markup. This resulted in this bill being passed through the commit...
9 Mar 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Cje95
A couple of weeks ago news broke that President Biden was going to sign an Executive Order that dealt with cryptocurrency however due to disputes with the Treasury Department it was paused. Russia then invaded Ukraine and crypto took the spotlight ag...
7 Mar 2022 4 minute read 1 comment Cje95
Last week during Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's hearing on Capitol Hill several members of Congress pressed about rules and regulations in place to prevent Russia from using cryptocurrency to circumvent the sanctions the world has put in pl...
3 Mar 2022 4 minute read 3 comments Cje95
Yesterday during his first day of testimony Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was asked a few questions that many in both crypto and traditional finance have wondered about due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The questions revolved...
24 Feb 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Cje95
For as long as crypto has been around the rules and regulations around it have been murky at best. The government was quick to point a finger at cryptos and Bitcoin in particular for facilitating criminal transactions. Even when chain analysis showed...
18 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Cje95
It was released last month that we would be getting an Executive Order in February about crypto however a lot was really unknown besides telling agencies to work together. What has been unique about this is the timing. The EO was expected at the begi...
