Tyler Winklevoss donates $500K to John Deaton’s campaign
The tech entrepreneur characterized incumbent Elizabeth Warren’s regulatory power over the Biden administration as a “Faustian bargain.” Go to Source
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Ripple Donates $1 Million to New Super PAC Seeking to Unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren
Ripple Labs has donated $1 million to the Commonwealth Unity Fund, a new super PAC established by pro-crypto attorney James Murphy, aiming to unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren with John Deaton in the Massachusetts Senate. Murphy also contributed $50,000. Ripple also recently committed $25 million to Fairshake, another pro-crypto super PAC, following a similar contribution in … Read more
CFTC Chair reiterates BTC and ETH are commodities in testimony
Head of the US commodities regulator, Rostin Behnam, has again argued his agency should be given regulatory oversight of Bitcoin and Ethereum to better protect investors. Go to Source
Cynthia Lummis backs Ian Cain over crypto lawyer John Deaton for Senate
Pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis cited Republican Ian Cain’s understanding of blockchain technology and the digital economy in his campaign to unseat Democrat Elizabeth Warren. Go to Source
North Carolina’s CBDC ban bill vetoed by governor
Governor Roy Cooper was slammed for not putting “partisan politics aside” to support a law that would benefit all North Carolina residents. Go to Source
Stand With Crypto Endorses 18 New House and Senate Candidates
Stand With Crypto, a crypto and blockchain-focused political action committee (PAC), has decided to endorse 18 additional House and Senate candidates from both parties to get crypto-friendly allies to achieve positive results in the upcoming elections. Among the favored are Kirsten Gillibrand, Rick Scott, Dan Goldman, Young Kim, and House hopefuls Blake Masters and Sarah … Read more
SEC chair sees spot Ether ETF S-1 approvals sometime in summer 2024
Some analysts had predicted that spot Ether ETFs could start trading on U.S. exchanges by the end of June, but the SEC has yet to set an exact date. Go to Source
3 reasons why Bitcoin failed to break above $72K
Regulatory uncertainty and volatile macroeconomic events may weaken further upside in the BTC price in the near term. Go to Source
Ethereum ETF excitement? ETH futures tell a different story
ETH futures reflect pessimism with crypto regulation and potential delay in the spot ETF launch. Go to Source
Coinbase chips in another $25M to crypto super PAC Fairshake
Coinbase has joined Andreessen Horowitz and Ripple in donating $25 million to the crypto-focused super PAC ahead of the United States elections. Go to Source
