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Binance and its billionaire founder have long been accused of profiting off crypto criminals. Now they have become victims. - Associated Press
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The DeFi Education Fund is asking the Illinois Department of Revenue to exempt peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platforms from tax collection and computation duties under the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital assets. - Bloomberg
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Banks see ways to get ahead in a Democratic Congress, On issues such as crypto and AI, Democrats could be useful allies to Wall Street and Main Street lenders. They have aligned thinking on crypto rewards and AI regulation. - POLITICO
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Crypto braces for potential shift in congressional oversight after midterms. - The Block
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Crypto PACs pour more than $200 million into 2026 midterms to pressure Congress on favorable rules. - CNBC
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The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms. - Reuters
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Kalshi has hired one of former President Barack Obama’s top advisers, political strategist Eric Schultz. - Semafor
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Editorial by Nikhilesh De: 18 years in, what has Bitcoin truly done? The Bitcoin white paper achieved a lot of what Satoshi Nakamoto set out to accomplish, but the cultural impact it had may outweigh Bitcoin itself. - CoinDesk
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Last week, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced that she has decided to step down eight months before her term was due to expire so that she can speak more freely on issues beyond monetary policy. - Reuters
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Nearly $1 Million In 48 Hours: BankSocial Says Credit Unions Can Turn Crypto Into A New Lending Business. - CUtoday
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Crypto is on the ballot in several hot button races across the country. And political campaign money is the main driver. - Forbes
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Last week, crypto experienced a historic breach. The largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance, was hacked. FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack. Read in Bloomberg.
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Saturday was the 18th anniversary of the iconic Bitcoin White Paper. Read the 9-page economic paper translated in multiple languages.
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Shailee Adinolfi has joined Fidelity Investments as Policy Director for Digital Assets and Emerging Technology.
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Nov 10: Cleve Mesidor will speak during Morgan State University's Annual Conference taking place in Nashville this year [MORE]
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Last Thursday, Amena Ross co-hosted the #FinWomenDC Happy Hour.
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butterscotch is a digital news studio broadcasting stories about Black, Latino, Indigenous DeFi retail investors, Web3 consumers, founders, executives, officials. The virtual newsroom - featuring eNews, Podcast, Live Events – seeks to deepen mainstream understanding of diverse segments of the emerging $3 trillion crypto industry.
Cleve Mesidor, CEO & Managing Editor
Ashlynn Mesidor, CTO & Co-Founder
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