House Panel Chairman Tells CFPB to “Go Back to the Drawing Board” Over Stringent Crypto Oversight Proposal
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Chairman French Hill (R-AR) lambasted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Wednesday morning for their recent federal oversight proposal of digital asset payment systems, telling the independent government agency
Thailand Offers Crypto Tax Break to Promote Investment Tokens
Thailand approved a crypto tax break for individuals holding investment tokens on March 13 to encourage the use of these tokens for fundraising purposes. Capital gains from such holdings are now exempt from personal income tax calculations, even if a 15%
South Korean Gaming Giant WeMade’s Blockchain Bet Finally Pays Off?
The South Korean gaming behemoth WeMade is hopeful that its massive blockchain gaming drive is finally starting to pay dividends, media reports claimed on March 13. Business Post claimed that the industry was “paying attention” to the firm amid the crypto
Layer-2 Blockchain Blast Grinds to a Halt During Ethereum Dencun Upgrade
A Blast block explorer has reported that the Blast network had encountered a disruption in block production during the Ethereum Dencun upgrade. No blocks have been produced since approximately 14:05 GMT. Designed as an experimental layer-2 solution on Ethereum, the Blast
Aaron Rodgers on politics: ‘I’m laughing at both sides’
correction A previous version of this article incorrectly misspelled Pat McAfee’s last name. This article has been corrected. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said he has selected a running mate and will announce his choice in California later this
Congressman helps airlift author Mitch Albom, 9 others out of Haiti
Author Mitch Albom, who runs an orphanage in Haiti, said he was among 10 people rescued from the violence-ridden nation early Tuesday morning by a U.S. congressman who has led similar evacuation missions in Afghanistan and Israel. Albom, who wrote “Tuesdays
Ten percent of the voters have spoken: Biden, Trump clinch nominations
President Biden and former president Donald Trump clinched their parties’ nominations for the White House on Tuesday after the voters spoke — about 10 percent of them, that is. A Washington Post analysis found that only about 1 in 10 of
Union to spend $200 million to get working-class voters to back Biden, Democrats
The Service Employees International Union, which represents about 2 million health-care, property service and government workers, plans to spend $200 million to boost President Biden and Democrats in electoral battlegrounds across the country this year, officials at the group told
Some college students find it harder to vote under new Republican laws
correction An earlier version of this story referred inaccurately to the process by which North Carolina passed a state constitutional amendment requiring a voter ID. The amendment was put on the ballot by the General Assembly and then voters approved it.
Could anti-vaccine Republicans ditch Trump for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
Donald Trump set off a panic in some of the more extreme corners of his base last week during President Biden’s State of the Union. Trump’s offense? Taking credit for the coronavirus vaccines that Biden hailed. Alex Jones threatened to go on