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September 20, 2023
Florida’s Regulatory Stance on Bitcoin ATMs: Balancing Protection with Progress In the fast-evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, the debate on regulation has always been a complex mosaic of protection, innovation, and pragmatism. Recently, the State of Florida has found itself at the center of this debate with its move to further regulate Bitcoin ATMs and kiosks…
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July 28, 2023
by Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy The laws and regulations around cryptocurrency are ever-evolving, as is common with any industry in its nascent stages. But while most of these regulations at the federal level tend to generally constrain the space, some states have adopted an opposite approach. “Given the tough regulatory measures taken against crypto of late, I think people…
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July 19, 2023
The United States has been grappling with regulatory uncertainty in the realm of blockchain and digital assets, a challenge that the Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA) is determined to address. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been at the forefront of this uncertainty, with its approach to digital assets and blockchain technology often seen…
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May 8, 2023
By Sam Reynolds U.S politics has a handful of hot-button issues: guns, health care, illegal immigration, and LGBT rights. Fireband Florida Governor, and possible Republican presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis has taken a stand on all of these in the state legislature. Whether you agree with him or not, his tenure as governor is helping to…
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April 13, 2023
On Monday, the Washington Technology Industry Association announced the launch of a United States Blockchain Coalition (USBC) – an organization established by more than 40 states to drive multistate collaboration across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystems. The move aims to help blockchain and crypto companies to increase their influence on legislation or policy developments.…
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March 30, 2023
By Samuel Armes Bitcoin has had very few political wins. Let me reword that. Bitcoin and by extension the broader crypto community has had very few political wins. Crypto is not a top priority for the majority of Americans, and those who considered themselves single issue “orange pilled” voters are as incompetent as the Libertarian politicians…
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March 30, 2023
By Samuel Armes Politics Not Policy Understand this: Desantis has used Florida policy to control the media cycle and show how he will run the rest of the country. He may not have a popular twitter account, but he has used his actions to aggressively pursue an agenda that is the complete opposite of what we…
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March 21, 2023
Written By Samuel Armes & Gary Sheng Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are a diabolic technology that threaten all of our freedoms, and stopping them should be a bipartisan issue that all members in both parties should be against. By not taking a public stance against CBDCs, Democratic Presidential hopefuls for 2024 are dropping the…
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March 21, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the Biden administration’s weaponization of the financial sector through a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The legislative proposal protects consumers and businesses from a federally controlled CBDC by: “The Biden administration’s efforts to inject a Centralized Bank Digital Currency is about surveillance…
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