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A new crypto bill designed to at least create a basic framework for crypto regulation in the United States has been submitted to Congress for review and subsequent approval. Is Regulation in the U.S. Getting Stronger? The 162-page draft bill was introduced by House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry, a republican from North Carolina, and House Agriculture Committee chair Glenn Thompson, a republican from Pennsylvania (leave it to the republicans to...

Two Chinese spies are alleged to have tried to bribe a U.S. intelligence officer with bitcoin as a means of gaining information regarding the prosecution of a company that remains anonymous at the time of writing. The news comes by way of the U.S. Department of Justice. Two Spies Tried to Bride a U.S. Government Employee The two spies that have been named include Dong He (aka Guochun He) and Jacky He (aka Zheng Wang). Both were seeking to steal files and other...

The prices of the world’s major cryptocurrencies – including bitcoin and Ethereum – have crashed this week. Bitcoin, for example, has fallen below $33,000 per unit, while Ethereum is down to about $2,300. At the center of all this is a new executive order that Joe Biden is set to issue. The order will ask the Fed and other financial agencies in the U.S. to look at cryptocurrency and determine the risks and opportunities that come with the space. The U.S. Is Looking to Implement New Crypto...