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Crypto Champion Sunak Faces Digital Internationalist Truss in UK Leadership Race
July 27, 2022

This August, conservative party members will receive their ballots and will have until Sept. 5 to cast their vote, just in time for the new Conservative party leader to be sworn in as the next U.K. Prime Minister when parliament returns from its summer recess....

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US Senate Confirms Barr for Top Fed Banking Post
July 13, 2022

The Biden administration has scored a win for its financial regulatory team, as Michael Barr was finally confirmed as the vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Wednesday (July 13) by the Senate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Post-Brexit Innovation, Digital Transformation Policies Could Decide UK’s Next PM
July 11, 2022

Beset by scandals and following critical electoral defeats last month, Boris Johnson announced last week that he would be stepping down as prime minister of the United Kingdom, triggering a leadership race among the Tory party. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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GOP Lawmaker Says Fed Revoked Master Account for FinTech Reserve Trust
June 09, 2022

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey wants answers on why the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, he says, revoked a master account for the FinTech Reserve Trust, Reuters wrote Thursday (June 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Senate Panel OKs Michael Barr as Fed’s Head of Bank Regulation
June 08, 2022

President Joe Biden’s nominee for Federal Reserve vice chair of banking supervision, Michael Barr, has moved closer to winning the nomination after a lengthy process, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote Wednesday (June 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Crypto Pours $26M Into US Political Campaigns Through Q1 ’22
June 02, 2022

Cryptocurrency executives are banking on U.S. politics more than many industrial stalwarts, a report said, with political donations from crypto going beyond $26 million during 2021 and the first three months of 2022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Crypto Industry Flexes Lobbying Muscle in US Politics
May 17, 2022

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, said New Yorkers should support the cryptocurrency market, CNBC reported Tuesday (May 17) — though reports have him benefiting tremendously from crypto donors. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bezos Accuses Biden of ‘Misdirection’ on Inflation Comments
May 15, 2022

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said President Joe Biden was misleading after Biden tweeted that inflation could be curbed if wealthy corporations were forced to “pay their fair share,” Bloomberg reported Saturday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Musk Says He’ll Reverse Twitter’s ‘Morally Bad’ Ban on Trump
May 10, 2022

Elon Musk said he would reverse the Twitter ban of former President Donald Trump, calling it “not correct” and a “morally bad decision,” according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...