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Trump to Speak at Bitcoin Conference in Nashville on July 27
The presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee will be speaking at the upcoming Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, later this month, the conference organizer announced Wednesday. Earlier in the day, speculation of a Trump appearance increased as speakers told CoinDesk their slot was reassigned to make room for what an email described as “a very special guest.” Former President Trump will be speaking at 2 p.m. CT for 30 minutes on the last day of the conference, which runs from July 25-27, a spokesman for the conference told CoinDesk. Trump has learned into Bitcoin and crypto rhetoric since coming out in favor of the industry at his NFT gala this spring. He’s since baked pro-Bitcoin policies into the core Republican Party platform, casting a strong contrast with the Biden administration.
As DOE Preps for Take Two of Controversial Crypto Mining Survey, Industry Weighs in
After the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) first attempt to survey crypto mining companies about their energy usage was kneecapped by a lawsuit, the department is getting ready to try again – but this time, it’s seeking input from crypto industry participants.
The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight
In this week's blockchain tech newsletter, we're highlighting the firm Polychain's accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's speech in Brussels and Bitcoin's Saxony problem.
As the U.S. Commodities Regulator Urges Fast Crypto Action, Senators Still Scrambling
While Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said that her latest legislative proposal for overseeing the crypto markets is on the way to her panel's fellow members this week, the committee's top Republican said his meetings with the digital assets industry indicate that those businesses don't yet like what they're seeing.
How Staking Rate Benchmarks Can Build Digital Assets Markets
By comparing their returns to a trusted industry benchmark, Ethereum operators can identify areas for improvement and optimize their operations, as well as to differentiate their staking products in a competitive market, says Tom Whitton, CFO, Pier Two.
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