As part of its coverage of the 2024 US Elections, Cointelegraph asked several congressional candidates for their positions on crypto. Jerrod Sessler is running for Washington’s 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican against incumbent Dan Newhouse, who is also a Republican who has held the chair since 2015....Continue Reading

A survey of 191 bankers indicated heavy support for Trump’s cryptocurrency and taxation policies.  Professionals in the United States banking industry prefer presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump by a small margin, according to recent survey data. But most expect to see his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, take the Oval Office in...Continue Reading

Mick Mulvaney, who worked under former US President Donald Trump, said the crypto industry had developed “professional operations” for lobbying in DC. Mick Mulvaney, who served as acting White House Chief of Staff under Donald Trump, called crypto an industry that “breaks the mold” of United States politics because it appealed to Democrats and Republicans....Continue Reading

The governments of Australia, Palau, Argentina, and Estonia are experimenting with different forms of decentralized identity solutions. Zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs — a way of verifying information without revealing the specific contents of that information — have become a popular method for creating decentralized identity products. Despite the hype, Ingo Rübe, CEO and co-founder of decentralized...Continue Reading

The semi-autonomous region of Tanzania is taking advantage of a sandbox regulatory framework adopted in July. The government of Zanzibar has opened a blockchain sandbox to encourage tech startups, according to a local press report. The semi-autonomous region of the United Republic of Tanzania is calling its sandbox the National Blockchain Sandbox.  The sandbox will...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s correction ignited selling in altcoins, which are slipping below critical support levels. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery attempt on Oct. 22 met with solid selling pressure from the bears, pulling the price near $66,000 on Oct. 23. Bitcoin’s pullback led to net outflows of $79.1 million from United States-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds on Oct. 22. It...Continue Reading

Analysts often claim China is winning the quantum race but available research indicates otherwise. A speaker at the TechNet Indo-Pacific conference in Hawaii made the bold claim that “China is about a decade ahead of us on quantum” during a panel discussing the use of artificial intelligence for warfighting.  TechNet Indo-Pacific is a military conference...Continue Reading

Selected startups will receive seed investment, marketing and mentorship support, media exposure and networking opportunities to drive innovation in the blockchain industry. Cointelegraph Accelerator, a startup booster leveraging Cointelegraph’s capabilities as a media and strategic partner, has announced the launch of the application process for its upcoming cohort, inviting innovative Web3 startups to apply for...Continue Reading

Brad Garlinghouse and other crypto executives have directly contributed to John Deaton’s Senate run, and Ripple has funded one of the PACs supporting him. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of payments firm Ripple, has publicly endorsed Republican John Deaton in his campaign to win a seat representing Massachusetts in the United States Senate. In an Oct. 22...Continue Reading

Bernstein’s report is the latest in a series of bullish forecasts from institutional market researchers ahead of the November US presential election.  The price of Bitcoin (BTC) could go as high as $200,000 by the end of 2025 as the cryptocurrency enters “a new institutional era,” according to an Oct. 22 report by Bernstein Research....Continue Reading