Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The next government shutdown threat is 15 weeks away, and already top lawmakers assume they won’t strike a deal in time to prevent another funding punt. Half a dozen senators on the influential Appropriations Committee interviewed by POLITICO seem to have resigned themselves Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Microstrategy Inc. is selling up to $1 billion of its common stock, MSTR, with the aim to use some of the net proceeds to buy bitcoin. The Nasdaq-listed company also recently completed a $500 million secured notes offering and will use the proceeds Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked about the future importance of cryptocurrencies as an international settlements layer at the Primakov Readings Forum. Lavrov referred to these assets as having a “significant role” in the future. Russia has been striving to de-dollarize some Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged her country to be ready for emerging fintech by paving the way for cryptocurrencies. She also urged the country’s central bank to begin the necessary preparations for a step-change in global attitudes towards banking. However, in Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ CHASKA, Minn.—One day in mid-May, after a rally in South Dakota to promote his new website, Mike Lindell, the pillow magnate and indefatigable election-conspiracy promoter, barreled into his company headquarters, sat himself down at a long table in a conference room he uses Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is launching an organization to support Republican candidates in the 2022 midterm elections and build his national political profile, as the GOP ponders its future after the Trump administration. Pompeo told POLITICO in a telephone interview that Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Almost five months after leaving office, major publishing houses still are wary of publishing a book by former President Donald Trump, even though a post-White House memoir would almost assuredly be a best-seller. Their reluctance is driven by several factors, though the underlying Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Democrats are surprisingly confident about at least one item on President Joe Biden’s agenda: confirming judges. After four years of watching Senate Republicans install more than 220 of former President Donald Trump’s picks on the federal bench, Democrats are ramping up their approvals Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ House Democrats’ proposed antitrust overhaul pitches itself as a fight for a fairer internet, less riven by special dealing and conflicts of interest — through provisions aimed surgically at the practices of just a handful of the largest U.S. companies. The proposal for Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Twice as many European startups have achieved unicorn status in 2021 compared to last year. Despite the negative effects of the ongoing Covid crisis, young companies on the Old Continent, including several crypto unicorns, have managed to attract a record high amount of Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Docker, a popular cloud computing integration solution, is making changes to its free-tier service due to cryptocurrency mining abuse. The service discontinued its “autobuild” feature due to misuse by bad actors, using it to mine cryptocurrencies in their servers. This is a modus Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ The Argentinian National Soccer Selection launched its official token last week, with a great reception. The token that would give fans involvement in the decisions regarding the soccer team, sold out quickly. The Argentinian National Soccer Selection is the first national team to Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ HUMAN Protocol is an infrastructure to reshape how humans work, by supporting distributed job markets in which any job, of any size or type, can be securely tokenized, published, and completed. The Protocol facilitates direct, globally mapped connections that bring workers closer to Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ A number of lawmakers in Latin American countries have expressed their interest in bitcoin following El Salvador passing the law making the cryptocurrency legal tender. The countries include Paraguay, Argentina, Panama, Brazil, and Mexico. Tonga and Tanzania have also reportedly expressed interest in Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones says he likes bitcoin. Noting that he can trust math, the famed hedge fund manager said, “bitcoin has appealed to me because it’s a way for me to invest in certainty.” Jones also shared his investment Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Senate Republicans are mulling support for a massive amount of new spending on infrastructure — in part because they think it’ll help kill President Joe Biden’s liberal agenda. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has yet to tip his hand on whether he supports the Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for comparing vaccine and mask requirements to the Holocaust in a bid to defuse the ongoing controversy over her latest incendiary remarks. Speaking at a brief news conference outside the Capitol, the Georgia Republican acknowledged that Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly unveiled its plans to expand its cryptocurrency desk to offer ether futures and options trading. The bank says “institutional adoption will continue,” noting that “Despite the material price correction, we continue to see a significant amount of Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ Bitcoin remittances to El Salvador jumped more than fourfold in May from the previous year, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Last week, El Salvador passed a bill making bitcoin legal tender in the country alongside the U.S. dollar. The monthly Read more…
Technology Manias – EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG YOᑌ ᑎEEᗪ IᑎᗪEEᗪ BRUSSELS — Two days before he talks to Russia’s leader, President Joe Biden on Monday sought to tamp down expectations of the long-anticipated meeting by acknowledging that Vladimir Putin is a “worthy adversary.” “I have met with him. He’s bright. He’s tough,” Biden Read more…