New legislation meant to ease the recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak could see the U.S. introduce a “digital dollar” that would be used by the Federal Reserve to send payments to “qualified individuals.”
Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong and the Winklevoss twins have backed a political action committee (PAC) that will allow users to ‘vote’ with tokens in a decentralized approach.
An online petition asking the White House to release Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has gathered over 275,000 signatures.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- New Coronavirus Legislation Eyes ‘Digital Dollar’ to Ease Recession
- Major Crypto Players back PAC That Will Use Tokens to ‘Vote’
- Petition Asking for Release of Silk Road Founder Gathers 275,000 Signatures
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $6,721.91 (15.60%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $5.01. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $140.67 (15.05%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $1.21 billion. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 2,272.97 (4.35%).