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Crypto-friendly Congressional candidate Shomari Figures is headed to a Democratic Primary Runoff in Alabama's Second District on April 15, 2024.

Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (CA-38), along with 8 other Members of Congress, sent a letter to Secretary Janet Yellen on 2/14/24 to raise concerns surrounding a proposed rule by the Treasury Department and IRS regarding tax reporting requirements for digital asset brokers.

Blockchain Foundation Executive Director Cleve Mesidor was a speaker during the Digital Assets Briefing for Democrats hosted by Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13), March 13, 2024.

Fintech expert Amber Seira, who serves as Financial Institution Policy Analyst at the Federal Reserve Board, recently published a paper, Governance of Permissionless Blockchain Networks.

Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director of Blockchain Foundation, recently responded to Department of Treasury's request for information and made a case for why decentralized finance should be included as a pathway for capital formation. She also participated in Treasury's Financial Inclusion Roundtable with crypto industry leaders, along with Circle's Ashley Scott.

Langston Emerson is a Partner at Mindset, a firm that represents Stellar Development Foundation, Paxos, Paradigm, Solana Foundation and others.

Gladys Barcena is Senior Director of Government Relations at The Madison Group, which represents Coinbase.

"There's a scam where they identify your job, or even bait you to reach out to them and then make you download some program to try the app, which drains your wallet."

A new study by a University of Texas at Austin professor used blockchain technology to track romance scams.

Pig butchering romance scams are where fraudsters develop fake online relationships to steal money from victims.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

WHAT TO DO IF SCAMMED:

Source: Contributor Karen Hsu, Blockchain By Women

Learn about this scam en español? Read here
Como protegerse de las estafas romanticas • CryptoConexion 

ETHDenver 2024 had more than 20,000 attendees representing 120+ countries. This year, Web3 Familia teamed up with Espacio Crypto, CryptoConexion, and Angel Hack for an epic event focused on enhancing user experience in Web3 and sparking global collaboration. The event had an impressive speaker lineup, including two panels discussing the future of finance and advancements in ZK and digital assets custody. It wrapped up with a networking mixer, offering a prime opportunity for community building.

WAGMI LatAm keeps bringing women together at big events, making real connections. The GRL POW3R meetup at ETHDenver, sponsored by HEDERA, drew Latinas from across web3.

Source: Monica Talan, Advisor & Contributor, butterscotch Media

Charlene Fadirepo, Founder of Mango Digital Strategies, was recently honored as "Fintech Person of the Year" during the 2024 Black Tech Achievement Awards.

Dan Romero is Founder of Farcaster, a web3 social media protocol that has surged in popularity.

IndigiDAO is education indigenous artisans and entrepreneurs. The project is led by Henry Jake Foreman and Liz Gamboa at New Mexico Community Capital. 

Tonantzin Carmona
a Fellow at Brookings Metro and a strong critic of crypto, has been detailed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, serving as Senior Advisor for Policy & Implementation at the Inflation Reduction Act Program Office.

Liz Bazurto
recently joined Consensys as Ecosystem Engagement Manager.

Dominique Little
a Policy Associate at Paradigm was just appointed to the Board of Directors of Blockchain Foundation.

David London
has left Coinbase.

Shailee Adinolfi
is now leading business development at Trust Machines. 

In honor of Women's History Month, CryptoConexion published its annual Women Building Web3 list, which profiles more than 60 Latinas in the U.S., Latin America, and Spain who are redefining the Web3 space. Read article

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All is not lost...here's a view of bitcoin for good. Justin Rhedrick, author of "From Bars to Bitcoin," is empowering formerly incarcerated individuals.

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