South Korean lawmakers will likely be “obliged” to declare their crypto holdings following a national outcry over alleged “insider trading.” The National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee has co-created a resolution that would create a “voluntary” system whereby they are requested to report their cryptoasset holdings. But any such system is likely to become a de…
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The country’s next general election will be held on May 14, at which time all 500 seats in Thailand’s House of Representatives will be up for grabs. The Pheu Thai Party, a political party in opposition to the current prime minister’s in Thailand, has reportedly proposed giving nearly every citizen of the country roughly $300…
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President John F. Kennedy’s nephew also worries that the government will seize the public’s Bitcoin. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed documents with the United States Federal Election Commission on April 5 to run as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2024, according to multiple news reports. He is expected to officially announce his candidacy on April…
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On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and several major oil producers announced their plan to cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day, starting in May and continuing until the end of 2023. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, the move was coordinated with some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and…
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A Spanish lawmaker has turned his back on parliament and his political career and plans to become a Bitcoin (BTC), altcoins, and blockchain guru instead. Per reports from Criptonoticias and ABC, Teodoro García Egea, the former General Secretary of the Popular Party, told journalists at a press conference that he would be leaving parliament and…
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A group of pseudonymous developers from DarkFi spoke with Cointelegraph about how crypto is evolving amid privacy challenges, bad actors and government oversight. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon introduced one of the first critiques of centralized authority in 1848, a few years after publishing his now-classic book What is Property? and calling for the abolition of property and the…
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Linda Jeng will appear as a witness alongside law professor Yesha Yadav and Duke Financial Economics Center policy director Lee Reiners. United States lawmakers with the Senate Banking Committee have announced three witnesses scheduled to appear before a hearing scheduled on Feb. 14. At the time of publication, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s hearing titled…
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Bitcoin was once viewed as a means to opt out of violent, legacy financial systems. Now, it is being co-opted by the very same, and zealous newcomers to crypto think that’s a good thing, while still giving lip service to peer-to-peer values. Ignoring the problems with fiat money, they beg political interests and bad actors…
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