Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Progressive leaders on Tuesday declared that a majority of their 100-member caucus still plans to tank President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill this week without a firm commitment that party leaders can finish their broader social spending package. And now they have a key Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The Senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on a revamped spending bill that would forestall a government shutdown at the end of the week after Democrats ditched action on the debt limit amid staunch Republican resistance. The standalone continuing resolution Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Democrats wanted clarity Tuesday from Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema after back-to-back meetings with President Joe Biden. They didn’t get it. During a private meeting with the president, Sinema made clear she’s still not on board with the party’s $3.5 trillion social Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that cryptocurrency “is not going to end well if it stays outside the regulatory space.” The SEC has been criticized for taking an enforcement-centric approach to regulating the crypto industry. Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The White House said Tuesday that President Joe Biden opposes changing the filibuster to suspend or raise the debt ceiling, closing off a break-the-glass option to avoid financial calamity. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that Biden’s position on reforming the filibuster Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The Treasury Department could run out of money by Oct. 18, triggering a disastrous default on the nation’s debt that would damage the U.S. economy for years to come, Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders in a new letter on Tuesday morning. Actions Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Democratic leaders keep ruling out what may be the only way to avoid a debt default, leaving lawmakers and financial markets uncertain of how a dramatic clash with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling will play out. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Verifone, a global payment system provider with 35 million devices in 150 countries, is rolling out crypto payment support in the U.S. in partnership with Bitpay. Verifone’s platform processes more than $440 billion annually. The company says, “the appetite for crypto payments has Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ States are wrestling with how to dole out Covid-19 boosters after federal regulators set eligibility guidelines so broad that nearly all of the 100 million Americans who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine qualify for a third shot. People age 65 and older, as well Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ While celebrities and athletes have been jumping into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene headfirst, a large quantity of music acts have also entered the NFT industry. On Tuesday, a lineup of world-famous DJs are being represented in a newly launched NFT collection called Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Top generals told lawmakers under oath on Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden early this year to keep several thousand troops in Afghanistan — directly contradicting the president’s comments in August that no one warned him not to withdraw troops from the Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the end of America’s two-decade war in Afghanistan as a “strategic failure” on Tuesday, as the Pentagon’s most senior leadership testified before Congress about the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from the war-torn Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ On Tuesday, the crypto firm FTX Trading Ltd, announced that the Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has joined the company as an FTX Ambassador in a long-term partnership. The collaboration with the NFL player follows the firm’s partnership with seven-time Super Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ On a rainy day in early May, weeks after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, senior leaders from across the government gathered in the basement of the Pentagon for a broad interagency drill to rehearse the withdrawal plan. During the Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Several key progressives emerged from a closed-door meeting of House Democrats on Tuesday still vowing to tank President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill without a firm commitment from party leaders on their spending priorities. And time is running out before that vote. Many of Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget announced a partnership with Juventus to become its sponsor. According to the agreement, Bitget will act as Juventus official partner and official cryptocurrency exchange partner, and also its first-ever sleeve partner. Established in 1897, Juventus is one of Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ On Bitcoin’s 12th anniversary, a mystery miner from the early days spent 1,000 decade-old bitcoins that were mined in 2010. The strange miner was not the only entity that spent 2010 BTC block rewards during the last nine months, but this miner returned Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Donald Trump’s letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanding he pursue an “audit” of the 2020 election set off a “mad dash” in the governor’s office as aides sought to figure out just how serious the former president was, according to two sources Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ A strict new abortion law kicked off a huge national backlash. Thousands of Haitian migrants seeking asylum prompted mass deportations and scrutiny on Border Patrol policy. State officials announced four new reviews of the 2020 vote. And that was just in September — Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Larry Hogan is going national, using his cred as a popular blue-state Republican to help other GOP candidates ahead of a potential 2024 presidential bid. The Maryland governor, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, is lending his help to Republicans in Read more…
