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Finance

Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up

With regulatory rumblings in Washington growing louder, Uniswap has hired Hari Sevugan to help shape public perception.

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Policy

Coinbase Hires Goldman Sachs Exec to Ramp Up Policy Push in Washington

The publicly traded crypto exchange is adding Faryar Shirzad to handle government relations.

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Policy

Crypto Is Spared Scapegoat Treatment in US Hearing on Terror Financing

Witnesses didn't call for new domestic terror statutes or treat cryptocurrencies as a tool uniquely suited for illicit finance in a U.S. Congressional hearing Thursday.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) organized Thursday's hearing on terrorist financing.

Policy

DC Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees

The District of Columbia Bar has approved crypto payments for lawyers' fees.

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Markets

EOS Maker Block.One Expands US Footprint With DC-Area HQ

Block.One, the software company behind the EOS blockchain, will expand its U.S. footprint with a new headquarters in Arlington County, Va.

Block.one CEO Brendan Blumer

Markets

New Ripple-Led Advocacy Group to Pay DC Lobbyists in XRP

Ripple is leading a group of organizations launching an advocacy body in Washington D.C. that will pay for lobbying in both U.S. dollars and XRP.

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Markets

Mr. Blockchain Goes to Washington

CoinDesk profiles a recent effort to educate US lawmakers on the impact and benefits of blockchain technology in Washington, DC.

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Markets

Symbiont Demos Blockchain Share Issuance for DC Lawmakers

Distributed ledger startup Symbiont gave a demo of how blockchain could be used to rethink share trading at a congressional event this week.

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Markets

Bitcoin Advocacy Group Coin Center Collects $1 Million in New Contributions

Washington, DC-based non-profit research and advocacy group Coin Center has raised $1m from old and new supporters.

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Markets

Blockchain Trade Group Adds First Credit Union

Digital Federal Credit Union has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the Washington, DC-based blockchain trade organization.

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