El Salvador Lures Foreign Bitcoin Investors with Citizenship Offer
Dec 22, 2023 07:48 am UTC| Politics Digital Currency
El Salvador has unveiled a novel strategy to lure foreign Bitcoin investors to its shores. The Central American nation, already recognized for being the first to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is now offering citizenship...
Dec 21, 2023 09:19 am UTC| Politics Digital Currency
As the new year approaches, all eyes are on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it weighs the approval of the first spot Bitcoin ETF. This decision can potentially reshape the landscape of cryptocurrency...
Warren Slams Cryptocurrency Lobbying Groups, Calls for Industry Crackdown
Dec 20, 2023 07:17 am UTC| Politics Digital Currency
In a recent development, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has aimed at prominent cryptocurrency lobbying groups, questioning their influence on regulatory matters. In a letter addressed to CoinCenter, Blockchain...
Dec 18, 2023 02:18 am UTC| Politics
As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken to social media to gather information and air their outrage. The impulse to do so is understandable: Political activism on social media provides...
Dec 18, 2023 02:18 am UTC| Politics
With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putins Russia has doubled down on restricting them and a new ruling has made the future even more uncertain for Russian LGBTQ+ groups and...
5 things to know about US aid to Ukraine
Dec 18, 2023 02:17 am UTC| Politics
From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the U.S. government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraines war effort. The Biden administration has repeatedly produced emergency spending packages to...
Dec 18, 2023 02:16 am UTC| Politics
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Dec. 4, 2023, that Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee, had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban...
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