Brazilian authorities have upheld a ban on the use of crypto donations to fund political parties and candidates’ electoral campaigns in the country. In a ruling published on its website, the nation’s electoral court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, or TSE for short) wrote that it would “maintain” an existing “ban on the use of donations made…
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A Ukrainian lawmaker is set to stand trial after allegedly trying to bribe a government official with $10,000 worth of Bitcoin, anti-corruption officials said on April 16. The case centers around serving lawmaker Andriy Odarchenko. In a Telegram post from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the nation’s anti-corruption agency said it had sent…
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South Korean election results could hinge on the voting intentions of the country’s 6 million crypto traders, reports claimed April 9. The nation goes to the polls on April 10 to vote in legislative elections, with both major parties making crypto-related manifesto pledges. South Korean Election: Crypto a Key Battleground? Crypto policy has changed rapidly…
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South Korean politicians are accusing one another of crypto-related wrongdoings ahead of parliamentary elections in the nation on April 10. The country will go to the polls in just over a week to elect members of the National Assembly. The parliament is currently dominated by the Democratic Party. But President Yoon Seok-yeol’s People’s Power Party…
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Spies and “agents” from Western countries are using crypto to fund their operations, a leading Russian lawmaker claimed. Per News.ru, the comments came from Andrei Lugovoy, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, during a speech in parliament on February 20. ‘Spies Aren’t Idiots, they Use Crypto’ – Lawmaker…
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Indonesia, a trillion-dollar economy, is impossible to ignore. The country held its election on Wednesday with defence minister Prabowo Subianto and ex-governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo all competing to become the next president. In December, Indonesia’s Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, a vice presidential candidate in Indonesia’s election, said he aims to accelerate Indonesia’s position…
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A leading Japanese crypto advocate has won a seat in the House of Councilors, the nation’s lower parliamentary house. Per CoinPost, Takeshi Fujimaki, a former lawmaker who lost his seat in the 2019 election, has been restored to the house under proportional representation rules. Fujimaki, a 73-year-old crypto and blockchain champion, will take his place in…
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Milei won over 55% of the votes with 99% of the votes counted in the run-off presidential election. Argentina’s Bitcoin (BTC)-friendly Javier Milei won the country’s presidential run-off election on Nov. 19, beating out his opponent Sergio Massa. With almost 99% of the vote counted, Milei won over 55% of the votes with a nearly…
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With the election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress will once again be able to move forward on crypto bills. Members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Mike Johnson to be the body’s next speaker — the second in line to the U.S. presidency and a…
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The Minnesota congressman was one of only a few crypto proponents in Congress being considered as a possible speaker of the House by Republican lawmakers. Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and a crypto proponent, has reportedly dropped his bid to become the next speaker of the United States House of Representatives — a position…
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