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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Officially Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Officially Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the significance and potential ripple effect of El Salvador officially adopting bitcoin as legal te...
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Officially Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender

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Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming's Incoming Senator, Wants to Explain Bitcoin to Congress
Cynthia Lummis, who won an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming, wants to explain bitcoin's value to her new colleagues.
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Ex-Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Got $9M Payout as She Left for US Senate: Report
Senator Kelly Loeffler received the hefty payout from her husband's company, Intercontinental Exchange, as she left bitcoin company Bakkt to take up her political position.
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US Senate Floats 'Digital Dollar' Bill After House Scrubs Term From Coronavirus Relief Plan
A draft bill posted Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs defines a "digital dollar" and details how it might be maintained.
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Bitcoin Noticeably Absent From Senate Hearing on Facebook's Libra
For a panel about a proposed cryptocurrency, Tuesday's Senate Facebook hearing was light on actual crypto talk.
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Crypto Defender Spars With Famed Critic During US Senate Hearing
Peter Van Valkenburgh explained the potential benefits from cryptocurrency and blockchain while Nouriel Roubini called it "the mother of all scams."
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'Doctor Doom' vs Crypto: Here's What to Expect in Congress Today
Economist Nouriel Roubini and Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburgh will testify about crypto and blockchain before a U.S. Senate committee today.
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US Senators Seek Stronger Sanctions on Venezuela's 'Petro' Cryptocurrency
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing for tighter sanctions against Venezuela's state-backed cryptocurrency, known as the petro.
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US Senators Raise Crypto Mining Concerns, Propose Government Blockchains
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hosted a hearing Tuesday on the "energy efficiency of blockchain and similar technologies."
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The U.S. infrastructure bill's tax provisions could affect the price of ether.
US Senate to Examine Energy Efficiency of Blockchain
The U.S. Senate will host a hearing on blockchain's energy use and whether the tech can be used to protect infrastructure next week.
The U.S. infrastructure bill's tax provisions could affect the price of ether.