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California Bars Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins

October 02, 2026
California, crypto regulation, meme coins
Google Helps Local Governments Communicate Via AI
News // September 22, 2026

Google says it wants to help local governments have “civic conversations” with AI’s assistance. The tech giant announced on its blog Tuesday (Sept. 22) that it was supporting the Jigsaw Partner Program, run by a tech incubator housed within Google. Google said its support will...

Prediction Markets Face Divided Courts and a Widening Political Fight
Markets // August 27, 2026

Prediction markets are expanding under federal protections that remains contested in court, while Congress has yet to advance legislation settling how they should operate. The result is an unstable regulatory landscape in which federal registration offers platforms neither assured nationwide access nor insulation from state...

Credit Card Competition Act Gains New Senate Support
Credit Cards // August 10, 2026

A trio of senators have lent their support to the Credit Card Competition Act. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, which is opposed by banks and credit unions and supported by merchants...

White House Launches Fraud Ledger to Track Government Crackdown
Fraud Prevention // August 06, 2026

The White House has launched a website (fraud.gov) that tracks the actions taken by its fraud task force and the dollar amounts recovered through those actions. “The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is moving to shut off the money, crush criminal networks and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Middle East Conflict Raises Cyber Risk for Businesses

March 03, 2026
If it’s not one threat, then it’s another for 21st-century cybersecurity professionals. Just how increasingly intertwined today’s global threat landscape is becoming was underscored by a Monday (March 2) alert from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warning businesses, particularly those “with a presence, or supply chains, in the Middle East,” that the outbreak […]

Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

January 15, 2026
Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset...

Crypto Week Comes Back to Life with Stablecoin Bill Set for House Vote

July 16, 2025
It’s not every week that a sector with a checkered past gets the regulatory green light in the U.S. But it may end up being true this week, as the...

GENIUS Act Rides Stablecoin Momentum as Senate Clears Path for Crypto Regulation

June 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has referred to himself as America’s first “crypto president,” wanted stablecoin legislation to reach his desk prior to the Congressional recess in August. On Tuesday...

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Google Helps Local Governments Communicate Via AI

September 22, 2026
Google says it wants to help local governments have “civic conversations” with AI’s assistance. The tech giant announced on its blog Tuesday (Sept. 22) that it was supporting the Jigsaw Partner Program, run by a tech incubator housed within Google. Google said its support will involve “a collaborative fund to help more policymakers benefit from […]

Credit Card Competition Act Gains New Senate Support

August 10, 2026
A trio of senators have lent their support to the Credit Card Competition Act. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, have signed on as co-sponsors...

White House Launches Fraud Ledger to Track Government Crackdown

August 06, 2026
The White House has launched a website (fraud.gov) that tracks the actions taken by its fraud task force and the dollar amounts recovered through those actions. “The White House Task...

AI Companies Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts Amid Pressure in DC

July 27, 2026
America’s biggest AI companies are reportedly devoting record cash to their lobbying efforts. That’s according to a report Monday (July 27) from the Financial Times (FT), which says this uptick is the...