# Pomp says US digital dollar needs to happen now

# Pomp says US digital dollar needs to happen now

“# Pomp says US digital dollar needs to happen now ” Recent comments from Jerome Powell, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, show the American government is not especially concerned with speed when it comes to developing a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. In contrast, Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano argues that time…

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# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws

# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws

“# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws ” Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance has initiated a consultation process for a blanket ordinance in the blockchain and distributed ledger technology space.  The consultation will happen among cantons, parties and other interested groups in this space. It is scheduled to continue for more than three…

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#Study finds ‘good’ governments fall harder than dictatorships

#Study finds ‘good’ governments fall harder than dictatorships

“#Study finds ‘good’ governments fall harder than dictatorships” Oh, how the mighty have fallen … and may fall again. A new historical review by anthropologists at Purdue University has revealed that “good” governments — meaning those that supported social programs and did not amass disproportionate wealth — suffered “major” collapse compared to more tyrannical regimes….

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# Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16

# Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16

“# Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16 ” Editor’s note Blockchain technology has attracted regulatory attention since its inception. The security of the Bitcoin network despite the value of BTC in play has consistently proved the resilience of blockchain technology in maintaining records across a vast range of parties….

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# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

“# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations ” Distributed energy resources, or DERs, have the potential to disrupt traditional electricity markets. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that innovative countries are looking toward emerging technologies that will allow DERs to transform entire energy economies. Germany in particular is interested in using…

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#Norway blames Russian hackers for parliament email breach

#Norway blames Russian hackers for parliament email breach

“#Norway blames Russian hackers for parliament email breach” Norway is the latest country to accuse Russia of infiltrating its systems. Government officials claim Russian state-sponsored hackers were behind a breach of its parliament‘s email system which was disclosed back in August. “This is a very serious incident, affecting our most important democratic institution,” said Norway…

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