Crypto
States Could See a Crypto Policy Blitz in 2025
2024 was big for Bitcoin, but 2025 could be bigger, in spite of risks.
Crypto
New Trump Administration Will Be Crypto Friendly, Former CFTC Head Says
‘I think a Trump administration is going to… embrace this innovation,’ former department head predicts
AI
GOP 2024 Platform Talks Tech
New platform addresses cryptocurrency, AI, and more
Crypto
Brookings Panelists Debate the Future of Crypto
Some crypto skeptics say that regulating the digital coin is a mistake since it would provide legitimacy to the industry.
Crypto
Senators Join CFTB’s Chairman in Calling for Crypto Regulation in Light of FTX Implosion
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam called on Congress to institute robust disclosure regimes and barriers against conflicts of interest.
blockchain
CES 2022: Cryptocurrency Leaders Press Benefits as Uncertain Over Regional Clampdowns Looms
Regional crackdowns raise questions about the stability of cryptocurrencies.
$20B Fiber Bill; VISA Accepts U.S. Crypto Coin; Intermountain Hybrid Virtual Care
March 31, 2021 – Republican South Carolina Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday reintroduced the State Fix Act, which would expand broadband access to underserved rural areas. The bill would provide $20 billion for broadband infrastructure utilizing fiber-optic cables and 5G techno
Innovation
Panelists at CES 2021 Agree Widespread Adoption of Cryptocurrency Is Imminent
January 19, 2021—Leaders in cryptocurrency and digital assets alike agreed that it is only a matter of time before widespread adoption begins, during a Wednesday panel that aired as part of the Consumer Technology Association’s Consumer Electronics Show. According to Catherine Coley, CEO of BinanceU
Benton
Benton on Middle Mile Open Access Networks, CENIC Fiber Route in California, Investors Buying Bitcoin
Middle mile open access networks can serve as launching pads for local broadband expansion, furthering competition, according to Benton’s newest report, “If We Build It, Will They Come? Lessons from Open-Access, Middle-Mile Networks.” Middle mile networks connect large national and regional backbone
FCC
Biden Commits to Net Neutrality, Twitter Hacking Spree, EU Court Rules Against Data Sharing Pact
July 16, 2020 — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has signaled that if he becomes President, his administration’s Federal Communications Commission would restore net neutrality rules, Multichannel reported. Under net neutrality rules, which were fought for by the Obama administration and the
Broadband's Impact
Blockchain Brings Distributed Computing to Automating More Than Simply Bitcoin
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Blockchain is beginning to be recognized as much more than simply the technology powering Bitcoin. As this understanding seeps into the popular consciousness, policy-makers will begin to recognize how significant this innovation is for distributed computing and automatin
