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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Sen. Warren’s ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Is Just the Beginning of Crypto’s Politicization
As the 2024 U.S. election cycle approaches don’t be surprised to hear politicians discussing bitcoin, crypto and CBDCs.
(Council Bluffs Town Hall 10/Wikimedia Commons)
By George Kaloudis
Apr 3, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2023
OpinionPoliticsElizaabeth WarrenTed cruzThe NodeNewsletters
Will a Digital Dollar Solve the Crypto Ransomware Problem?
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord with American values, says Christopher Giancarlo, co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project.
Will a Digital Dollar Solve the Crypto Ransomware Problem?
By J Christopher Giancarlo
Mar 23, 2023 at 4:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2023
OpinionChristopher GiancarloDigital DollarCBDCRon desantisUSPolitics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Ananya Kumar
Mar 22, 2023 at 8:51 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
Opiniondigital currencyCBDCPolitics
1 Dollar Bill (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
The putative presidential candidate’s legislation to ban a CBDC at the state level is constitutionally unworkable. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras.
1 Dollar Bill (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By JP Schnapper-Casteras
Mar 22, 2023 at 8:02 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
OpinionCBDCPolicyDigital CurrenciesPolitics
Strasbourg - Session of the European Parliament
Policy
Regulations
Former Belgian Finance Minister Calls for Crypto Ban in Wake of Banking Crisis
Johan Van Overtveldt, economic spokesman for the right-wing ECR political party in the European Parliament, compared crypto to drugs.
Strasbourg - Session of the European Parliament
By Jack Schickler
Mar 17, 2023 at 11:27 a.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2023
regulationsEUEU ParliamentPoliticsCrypto
CDCROP: US Capitol Building Washington DC (Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Tax
Why Tax Deferral for Crypto-to-Crypto Like-Kind Exchanges Would Be Good for Us All
The U.S. Congress should update the tax code to treat digital assets like other types of valuable property such as real estate.
CDCROP: US Capitol Building Washington DC (Getty Images)
By Ralph BenkoTodd White
Jan 24, 2023 at 1:50 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2023
TaxOpinionCongressPolitics
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Sam bankman-fried
Who Are Sam Bankman-Fried's Politically Connected 'Wealthy Co-Conspirators'?
The FTX founder is accused of violating campaign financing laws by making illegal campaign contributions totaling “tens of millions of dollars" through "straw donors."
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
By James Murphy
Jan 4, 2023 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
Jan 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-FriedFTXPolitical DonationsPoliticsOpinion
CDCROP: FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Business
Sam bankman-fried
FTX Will Look to Retrieve Voluntary Payments From Third Parties, Possibly Including SBF's Political Donations
FTX said it had been "approached by a number of recipients of contributions or other payments" looking to return them what they had received from Bankman-Fried or other FTX executives.
CDCROP: FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jamie Crawley
Dec 20, 2022 at 10:54 a.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2022
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CDCROP: US Capitol (Elijah Mears/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Why a Divided Congress Is Bullish for Crypto
Bipartisan efforts to regulate crypto are moving forward, but U.S. representatives should keep crypto's core tenets of privacy, decentralization and financial freedom closely in mind.
CDCROP: US Capitol (Elijah Mears/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Kristin Smith
Dec 7, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2022
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersKristin SmithBlockchain AssociationRegulationPolitics
The new Congress will arrive for work at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Republicans Secure US House Majority, Will Shift Path for Crypto Bills
Results from the Nov. 8 U.S. election finally saw Republicans win at least 218 seats, splitting control of Congress as urgency for crypto legislation is on the rise.
The new Congress will arrive for work at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Nov 17, 2022 at 12:13 a.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2022
regulationsElection 2022PoliticsHouse Financial Services CommitteeHouse Agriculture Committee