Ripple exec Chris Larsen donates $250K to up police surveillance in San Francisco
Larsen supports measures proposed by mayor London Breed that would allow police to use certain technology for a year before it's scrutinized.
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Crypto firms set to blow last year’s lobbying spend out of the water
Crypto companies spent $22 million on lobbying last year but splashed nearly $19 million in the first nine months of 2023.
Binance invested heavily in lobbying before guilty plea
Binance significantly increased its spending on lobbying in the lead-up to its plea deal with the US government.
Binance named in Hamas warning letter signed by Congress
The letter claims that Hamas targeted exchanges connected to “adversarial jurisdictions," including Garantex, Buy Cash, and Binance.
This Bukele lobbyist now works for Tether too
Tether has expanded its DC lobbying efforts, retaining DMM Consulting, a firm led by Nayib Bukele advisor Damian Merlo.
Winklevii warn Dems that young voters “won’t forget” war on crypto
The Winklevoss twins claim young voters won't forget the "destruction" Senator Elizabeth Warren and SEC chief Gary Gensler have caused.
White House hopeful De Santis sticks it to CBDCs in campaign launch
During a Twitter Space, Bitcoin fan Ron De Santis called CBDCs a "transfer of power from individual consumers to a central authority.”
Here’s what the biggest stablecoins spent on lobbying in the US
Tether, Circle, and Paxos have all hired firms to lobby on their behalf in Washington DC but Coinbase still spends millions more.
Another stablecoin bill dies unceremoniously at hearing
At a House hearing, a draft of a new stablecoin bill was discussed along with the appropriate regulatory framework for stablecoins.
Crypto skeptic Janet Yellen dismisses $1 trillion coin as a gimmick
The rumor is false: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will not tell the US Mint to release a $1 trillion coin to sell to the Federal Reserve.