Perfect Crypto Week In Texas: 6 Candidates Backed, 0 Misses—What To Track Next
Political efforts tied to the crypto industry scored another set of wins in Texas, strengthening the case that the sector’s influence in US politics remains strong under a more pro-digital asset administration. According to reporting from Eleanor Terret of Crypto In America, the crypto industry went 6-for-6 backing winning candidates in the Texas primary runoffs held Tuesday night. Anti-Crypto Hits At The Ballot Box One of the biggest results came from the Democratic primary runoff in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. In that race, Terret reported that Rep. Christian Menefee defeated....
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Austin, Texas is weird and at the Texas Bitcoin Conference, Bitcoin got a little weird. People from all over the world converged in Austin this past week to join in on the latest in the cryptosphere. The Conference was held at Circuit of the Americas, a race track appropriate for the Bitcoin world's fast-paced nature. Mike Snow, the event organizer, made sure the conference was big just like Texas and he did a job well done. Speakers included Ravi Iyengar, Jeffrey Tucker, Andreas Antonopoulos, Anthony Gallippi, Dan Larimer and so many more too awesome to name. The Conference was set with....
The White House is reportedly exploring new pro-crypto candidates to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s initial pick, Brian Quintenz, has stalled. Related Reading: South Korea’s BDACS Launches First Won-Backed Stablecoin Ahead Of Q4 Framework White House Eyes More Crypto-Friendly Candidates On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the […]
Ken Paxton is getting half a million dollars from a crypto-backed political committee. The Fellowship PAC, an $11 million fund supported by Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital, disclosed to the Federal Election Commission that it plans to spend $500,000 backing the Texas attorney general in his bid for a US Senate seat. Related Reading: SpaceX […]
Giving was in the air at the Texas Bitcoin Conference. The groundbreaking event was held at the Circuit of the Americas Race Track in Austin, Texas on March 5th and 6th. Attendees had the opportunity to network with nonprofit vendors and speakers, listen to a panel on Bitcoin philanthropy, and contribute to Bitcoin organizations through a charity luncheon. In perfect time for South by Southwest fever, conference attendees were able to rock out at the Bitcoincert fundraiser or catch a screening of a documentary style reality show which was produced in part with Bitcoin donations by a local....
Tomorrow, the Texas Bitcoin Conference (TBC) is kicking off at the Circuit of the Americas Technology and Conference Center. The conference venue is a whopping 44,000 square feet and in order to properly utilize it the Texas Bitcoin Conference will be hosting everything from a hackathon to a “bitcoincert.” The list of speakers is extensive; speakers are divided into three tracks which run simultaneously throughout the day: A Meta track, a Technical track, and a Merchant track. Texas Bitcoin Conference is hosting a Bitcoin 2.0 Hackathon simultaneously with the conference on Wednesday and....