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tinam • Jun 22, 2021, 5:33 pm EDT

Buy The Dip! The Advantages Of Bitcoin Outway The Risks…

Whether you’re dialed into the financial world or not, chances are you’ve heard about Bitcoin some in the last few years. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the cons of crypto in the media as of late, but what about all the advantages of Bitcoin we may be missing out on? Since its launch in 2009, this cryptocurrency has rocked the fintech world, even being hailed as the greatest innovation since the internet itself. But what is Bitcoin, and should you try to get your hands on some? There are a number of advantages of Bitcoin as

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johnd • Jun 9, 2020, 5:57 pm EDT

‘Inherently Borderless’; Acting OCC Chief On Crypto, State Licenses & DeFi

Brian Brooks, the former Coinbase legal chief, took office as Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) at the end of May, barely two and a half months after being appointed First Deputy at the federal banking agency. In that time he’s already publicly suggested a federal payments charter for fintech companies, asked state and local governments to consider lifting COVID-19 lockdowns to protect the banking system and published a request for public input on how banks look at crypto. The first proposal might be Brooks’ most ambitious: creating a federal regulatory framework for tech firms offering some services traditionally offered by banks,

johnd • Nov 12, 2018, 1:55 am EST

Blockchain Advocates Storm Governors’ Mansions and Retain House Seats in US Midterm Elections

Every four years in November, about halfway into each presidential term, voters in the US head to the polls to fill 36 state governor seats, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and about one-third of the 100 US Senate offices. Widely considered a referendum on a sitting president, midterm elections often produce power shifts in Congress, especially if the head of the executive and his party are not particularly impressive early in the term. This time, Democrats were full of hopes to summon a ‘Blue Wave’ and break the unified Republican control of the government. While the

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