Bitcoin, dictators, and weed: Meet GOP candidate Jane Adams
Adams is known for amplifying harmful rhetoric in support of anti-Semites, anti-vaxxers, and Putin, but her early career is still a mystery.
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UK crypto inquiry asks Binance if it knew it would collapse FTX
The UK Parliament Treasury Committee began its inquiry by grilling Binance, Ripple, and Galaxy execs on FTX, bad actors, and regulation.
Crypto VC handed detailed plan for Jan 6 attacks to Proud Boys
Cryptocurrency venture capitalist Eryka Gemma has been revealed as being responsible for providing the Proud Boys with an insurrection plan.
SBF just $960M short of “dumb” donation pledge as midterms loom
So far, Sam Bankman-Fried has given $40 million of his promised up to $1 billion in political donations as the midterms approach.
Coinbase: Politics for me, but not for thee
Coinbase's new politics initiative encourages users to donate to 'pro-crypto' candidates -- even if they are trying to destroy democracy.
US politician’s letter demands crypto firms turn over anti-fraud files
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wants Coinbase, KuCoin, FTX, Kraken, and Binance.US, to prove they're doing all they can to protect traders.
US politician’s failure to report husband’s crypto trades branded “disturbing”
The eight trades, ranging in value from $1,000 to $15,000, were made by Lauren Boebert's husband in May 2021 using the Robinhood app.
US senators call Fidelity’s bitcoin retirement plan “immensely troubling”
In the letter, Dick Durbin, Tina Smith, and Elizabeth Warren also called the decision to allow Fidelity’s users access to bitcoin “ill-advised.”
Here are some of Boris Johnson’s crypto-loving Conservative MPs
Several Conservative MPs have pinned their flag to crypto's mast urging parliamentary colleagues to establish "Blockchain Britain."
Republican politician faces probe over anti-Biden crypto scam
Cawthorn is a controversial figure in US politics. He's previously spoken of cocaine-fuelled orgies, appeared in a nude video, and tried to carry a gun into an airport.