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El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
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El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
El Salvador is likely to default on a January debt repayment because it has limited market access to raise the funds needed, in part because of its bitcoin adoption, according...
El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
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Sep 16, 2022 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Could Donate up to $1B on 2024 Election
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Could Donate up to $1B on 2024 Election
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto empire FTX, said he intends to donate anywhere from $100 million to $1 billion during the 2024 U.S. election. “The Hash” panel discusses what...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Could Donate up to $1B on 2024 Election
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May 25, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2022
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Russia
US Government Sanctions Crypto Addresses Linked to Russian Election Fraud Scheme
The move is part of a sweeping set of actions taken by the U.S. government against alleged Russian election interference.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 15, 2021 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021
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Elections
New MIT Paper Roundly Rejects Blockchain Voting as Solution to Election Woes
An encryption inventor and the head of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative are among authors of a new paper that points out why blockchain and voting are a bad pairing.
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By Benjamin Powers
Nov 16, 2020 at 5:01 a.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2020
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Elections
How Investors Are Trading the Election
As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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Volatility
Bitcoin Traders Say Options Market Understates Likelihood of Chaotic US Election
Analysts warn against reading too much into the complacency suggested by the volatility metrics.
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By Omkar Godbole
Sep 22, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2020
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Elections
US Postal Service Envisions Blockchain-Backed Mail-In Voting
Whether the USPS intends to experiment with its mail-in voting system was unclear Thursday.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 13, 2020 at 8:19 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2020
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Blockchain
Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program
Bug bounty platform HackerOne severed ties with Medici Ventures-backed Voatz, the blockchain-based mobile voting app for breach of partnership standards.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 30, 2020 at 9:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2020
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Elections
Why Aren't the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?
Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much.
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By Michael J. Casey
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
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By Alexander Zaitchik
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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