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Digital Currency, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Some advice so the SEC doesn’t get caught with its crypto pants down

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs people with the expertise to oversee so-called crypto assets like bitcoin. The Government Accountability…

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Congress wants spy agencies to hire more experts in financial intelligence, emerging technology

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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo, the Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a crypto currency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H.  What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges?  The $1 trillion infrastructure bill the Senate has approved includes a plan to help pay for it by imposing tax-reporting requirements for cryptocurrency brokers, the way stockbrokers report their customers’ sales to the IRS.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

After delays, federal crypto guidance is progressing. Agencies should prepare for changes now

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Digital Currency, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

New crypto regulations are coming. Here are the technology steps to get ready

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FILE - An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Bitcoin prices have surged in recent days, Wednesday, March 2,  as investors once again appear to view the volatile cryptocurrency as safe haven for their money in the midst of rising geopolitical tensions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

How an interagency team took down terror networks exploiting the pandemic

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This innovator tilted at the bureaucratic windmill, and had the same results as Don Quixote

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The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Dems think GSA should break lease with Trump Org. after accounting flaws revealed

In today’s Federal Newscast, top Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are calling on the General Services Administration to terminate…

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In this Feb. 7, 2018, photo, a neon sign hanging in the window of Healthy Harvest Indoor Gardening in Hillsboro, Ore., shows that the business accepts bitcoin as payment. Purchases with bitcoin and other digital currencies remain rare relative to cash and credit cards. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

GSA sells over $1 million in cryptocurrency

GSA has redesigned its auctions, which act as a clearinghouse for the government’s surplus assets and equipment, to include cryptocurrency.

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Blockchain bill would spur adoption across agencies

As encrypted ledger technology continues to creep into the federal government, new legislation would prepare agencies for further adoption.

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