Congress letter to encourage the Treasury to utilize blockchain and DLT

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News Date: May 5, 2020

Eleven members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Treasury Department to look at new technologies, including blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), to help streamline how cash and supplies are distributed under a federal law trying to boost the economy during the COVID-19 crisis.
Source:coindesk.com

Quantum computing to crack cryptocurrency in 8 years

Ripple CTO David Schwartz says quantum computing poses a serious threat to the future of cryptocurrency.
Schwartz says he thinks developers have at least eight years until the technology, which leverages the properties of quantum physics to perform fast calculations, becomes sophisticated enough to crack cryptocurrency.
Source:www.crypto-news-flash.com

Richard Grenell listed as president

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce the interim president of the United States of America!?
Richard Grenell: I will run up the stairs without tripping and then announce a plethora of Executive Orders. Stay tuned.
A former acting director of national intelligence turned potential Republican candidate for governor of California, gleefully seized on an error by Google on Saturday, promising a plethora of executive orders after the search giant listed him as President of the United States since 2021. The information appeared to come directly from Wikipedia, which is automatically used by Google in searches where it is then often stated as fact.
The military is in control? White hats are in control of Google? You decide...
Sources: twitter.com, www.theguardian.com

What is Section 230 which Trumps wants terminated?

Section 230 is a piece of Internet legislation, passed into law as part of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 (a common name for Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996), formally codified as Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 at 47 U.S.C.§ 230.
Targeting fake news and the US presidential elections, Trump and others have attacked Section 230, saying it has given companies too much legal protection, allowing them to escape unscathed.
Sources: twitter.com, opoyi.com

CEO of SVB exits the board of FED

CEO of Failed Silicon Valley Bank No Longer a Director at SF Fed.
The chief executive officer of failed Silicon Valley Bank, Greg Becker, is no longer on the board of directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
The spokesperson declined to say how Becker exited the San Francisco Fed board.
(Reuters)

Russian Gold-backed Stablecoin Confirmed

Russia Mulls Gold-backed Stablecoin, Lawmaker Confirms After Iran Visit.
Russia may issue a stablecoin backed by gold to use in international settlements, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has admitted.
The matter has been discussed during a recent visit to Iran where officials have also signaled interest in such an initiative.
Source: bitcoin.com