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butterscotch is the only media outlet exclusively covering news about inclusion in Web3, DeFi, crypto. CHEWS is our inaugural, weekly newsfeed, providing timely policy updates, industry trends, market research.
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Congressional Crypto Champion To Retire Next Year |
Crypto ally Cynthia Lummis to retire from the Senate. The Wyoming Republican cites exhausting sessions during government shutdown for decision to not run for re-election.
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Big banks launch political arm, American Growth Alliance, ahead of midterms. Members include JPMorganChase, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Bank of America.
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US Reps. Horsford & Miller Advance Crypto Tax Policy |
Congressman Steven Horsford and Congressman Max Miller last week unveiled a bipartisan discussion draft to bring clarity, consistency, and common-sense guardrails to the taxation of digital asset activities. Read press release.
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Senate Confirms Selig as Chief of CFTC and Hill to Run FDIC. - Bloomberg
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Crypto market structure bill's prognosis unclear. Markup projected for January. Will we get this bill after all? - CoinDesk
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Brooklyn Man Accused of Stealing $16 Million in Crypto. From a house in Sheepshead Bay, Ronald Spektor bilked about 100 people across the United States, prosecutors say. – NY Times
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North Korea Drives Record $2 Billion Crypto Theft Year, Pushing All-Time Total to $6.75 Billion. - Chainalysis
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The Marshall Islands has introduced a national universal basic income (UBI) scheme that offers payments via cryptocurrency, alongside more traditional methods, which experts say is the first scheme of its kind in the world. - The Guardian
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In Brazil, cryptocurrency adoption isn’t being led by traders betting big on volatile tokens. It’s being shaped by younger, more cautious investors, often using stablecoins and tokenized bonds as a way to protect their wealth. - CoinDesk
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Crypto Policy Uncertainties |
Last week, Cleve Mesidor discussed the status of crypto policy with host Remy Blaire. Stream interview here.
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Plume Featured in NYT
Plume, the first full-stack Real World Asset blockchain, is making waves in Washington DC.
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THE GET DOWN: BEYOND BITCOIN PODCAST |
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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 $4 trillion crypto industry.
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