2020

[Updated3.68.2] 01 Bitcoin is the pioneer of blockchains and cryptocurrencies, introduced in a white paper released in 2008 by an apparently pseudonymous person or group of people known as Satoshi Nakamoto. The document described a peer-to-peer method of transferring mon Freshman U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) called President Joe Biden the "legitimate U.S. president" on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" program Thursday morning. While Lummis acknowledged Biden's electoral college victory in December, Thursday's statement seems to be her most forceful acknowledgement that he is the legitimate U.S. president. Lummis was among the eight Senate Republicans who voted on Jan. 6 to overturn President Biden's election victory. At the time, she framed her dissent as taking a stance against alleged irregularities in Pennsylvania's election administration.