UK Lords Echo Support for Digital Assets Property Bill
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German Chancellor Scholz Calls Snap Election as Coalition Government Collapses
Olaf Scholz is looking to bring the general election forward to March from September.
Trump’s Triumph Is Also Crypto’s: Gensler, Regulatory Clouds Likely to Vanish
Buoyed by donations and votes from a digital asset industry he aggressively courted, Trump won a second term to the White House in his third bid for the U.S.’s highest office.
Crypto Is a Clear Winner With Trump as GOP Takes Senate, Sherrod Brown Loses and Gensler Likely Heading for Door
Having $169 million to spend on U.S. congressional elections can produce fast results in Washington, as the crypto sector’s campaign-finance blitz this year helped rid it of a powerful Democratic senator who stood in the way of legislation and also populated Congress with a large number of new friends.
Live Updates: Crypto and the 2024 U.S. Election
Up-to-the minute coverage on the presidential and congressional races and how they stand to shape crypto legislation and regulation from CoinDesk.
Here’s Why Today’s U.S. Election Matters for Crypto
It is Election Day in the U.S. At some point in the coming hours, days and weeks, we’ll know which major party wins control of the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House. Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump might get most of the headlines, but which political party controls Congress probably means a lot in terms of how cryptocurrencies will be treated in the nation, especially in the short term.
Kemi Badenoch Is New Leader of U.K. Conservative Party
The leadership election was set-off by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to resign as party leader.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Trial Delayed Until April
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s upcoming criminal trial has been pushed to April instead of a previously scheduled December start date, a New York judge ruled Friday.
Plan a Crypto Mine Near a U.S. Military Base? Expect a Bigger Hassle Now.
Foreign real estate deals near sensitive U.S. military bases will get more government scrutiny under a new rule from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that has emerged after President Joe Biden ordered a China-tied crypto mining operation beside a Wyoming nuclear missile base shut down earlier this year.
MyTrade Head First to Plead Guilty Among Group of Firms Accused of Gaming Markets
The U.S. Department of Justice said it secured a guilty plea from the operator of crypto “market maker” MyTrade, which was one target in a wide-ranging sting that brought manipulation charges to multiple firms and individuals earlier this month.