Israel's Channel 12 reporter quoted sources as saying that the target of the latest Yemeni attack was a senior Houthi politician.
According to cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket, more money has been placed on the election of LeBron James in 2028 than on JD Vance, Gavin Newsom, and AOC combined.
Elon Musk, who is setting out to create a new party to stir up the American political system, spoke to Andrew Yang, a Chinese-American entrepreneur and one-time Democratic presidential candidate, about the fledgling effort. Andrew Yang, a former 2020 presidential candidate and founder of the independent party Kadima, said in an interview that he had been "in touch" with Mr. Musk and his team. "I'm excited for anyone who wants to get rid of the two-headed [donkey-like bipartisan] monopoly," Mr. Y...
According to The Bitcoin Historian, 12 U.S. politicians have backed Senator Cynthia Lummis' plan for the government to buy 1 million bitcoins.
Brian Armstrong, chief executive of Coinbase, wrote on X: "Who is building Y Combinator for politicians? We need a supply chain of techno-optimist candidates developing their skills to win bipartisan elections."
On December 11, Italian politicians said on Tuesday that they will cut the increase in cryptocurrency capital gains tax. According to the 2025 budget, which will be approved by parliament at the end of December, the Ministry of Finance intends to increase the capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin from 26% to 42%. The coalition said that this move will risk boosting the shadow economy. Political sources said that the government may even decide to keep the 26% tax rate unchanged.
The 2024 Bitcoin Conference will feature a host of politicians today, including Senator Cynthia Lummis and independent US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. In addition, there will be keynote speakers such as MicroStrategy Executive Chairperson Michael Saylor, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, and cyber security expert Edward Snowden.
US politicians can accept cryptocurrency donations on the Base chain. According to the Supportcrypto website, supporters can choose from more than 240 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum, or make credit card payments through the platform. Jesse Pollak, head of the Base network, said in a statement that while there is a company behind the platform called Engage Raise, Coinbase Commerce powers its operations.
According to information shared by Insider Tracker, a service that tracks the transactions of high-profile corporate executives and politicians, Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell has a net worth of more than $112,000,000, and the average per capita income in his economy is $62,027.
On June 27th, it was reported that only 41 US politicians are "strongly opposed" to cryptocurrencies, and 310 "strongly support" cryptocurrencies. Theoretically, a two-thirds majority of the Republican Party in the House and Senate would be enough to pass any legislation supporting cryptocurrencies.