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Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections
Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections
May 06, 2024  |  Politics

Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million...

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AI-Generated Ads Could Damage 2024 Election, Lawmakers Say
AI-Generated Ads Could Damage 2024 Election, Lawmakers Say
October 05, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

A pair of Democratic lawmakers want social media platforms to regulate artificial intelligence (AI)-generated election ads. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of...

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Rep. McHenry: ‘Ugly Baby’ of Stablecoin Legislation Will Grow Into a Bill of ‘Practical Consequence’
Rep. McHenry: ‘Ugly Baby’ of Stablecoin Legislation Will Grow Into a Bill of ‘Practical Consequence’
October 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congress is out of session. The midterm elections loom. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) told Karen Webster that regardless of the outcome, stablecoin regulation will be...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax;...
September 08, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over....

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Retail CFOs Tighten Purse Strings Over Physical Store Uncertainty
Retail CFOs Tighten Purse Strings Over Physical Store Uncertainty
January 28, 2020  |  Retail

Retail chief financial officers (CFOs) are in for a bumpy road ahead, sitting in the eye of a storm with the presidential election, global trade...

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Biden Says He’s Not A Fan Of Zuckerberg Or Facebook
Biden Says He’s Not A Fan Of Zuckerberg Or Facebook
January 17, 2020  |  Facebook

In a New York Times interview with the paper’s editorial board, Presidential candidate Joe Biden said that he wasn’t a fan of Facebook or its...

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UK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold
UK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold
November 04, 2019  |  Regulation

A silver lining looms for Big Tech in the chaos that is Brexit. As noted by Bloomberg last week, the December elections on deck for...

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WEX CEO Prepares For Outcome Of 2020 Election
WEX CEO Prepares For Outcome Of 2020 Election
October 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

CEO Melissa Smith of commercial payments company WEX said that the firm is “bracing for volatility” in 2020. In an interview with Bloomberg, Smith noted...

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Mueller Report Reveals Bitcoin’s Russia Connection
Mueller Report Reveals Bitcoin’s Russia Connection
April 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

No, you still cannot easily buy a cup of coffee with bitcoin. But it turns out you can use the cryptocurrency in an effort to...

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