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What is happening? A headline that included the phrase “bitcoin bloodbath” caught my attention. Alliteration is cool. Bitcoin balances on crypto exchanges are down to 2.3 million from their 3.1 million peak.  Self-custody wallet balances aren’t growing as more people are selling than storing bitcoin. The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization has lost $1.63 trillion in […]

What is happening? Maersk and IBM had a partnership for global trade digitization platform called TradeLens. It failed to reach commercial viability and is being shuttered. Turns out that supply chain data is often confidential and private and therefore hard to digitize, integrate and share. Why is this important? Other partnerships exist and strides were […]

What is happening? Add Maryland and South Carolina to the states that are banning TikTok from state devices. Maryland Governor issued a cybersecurity emergency directive prohibiting the “Use of TikTok, China and Russia-Based Products and Platforms in State Government.” Why is this important? This comes a week after FBI Director Christopher Wray reiterated that TikTok is a […]

What is happening? Have you seen Lake Superior’s twitter account? It’s catchy. Have you seen Oklahoma’s Wildlife Department. Some state agencies have seized on the use of humor while offering outreach. Oklahoma’s Wildlife Department tweeted: If you love something, set it free. Unless it is a wild animal, you should have never had that in […]

What is happening? South Dakota Governor has issued an Executive Order that bans TikTok from state devices. The Governor is concerned about security risks. The Executive Order comes when some state agencies have relied on TikTok to disseminate information. Why is this important? U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher of […]

What is happening? South Carolina courts will answer whether license plate readers can be implemented without legislative or regulatory oversight. Those raising the issues say data and photos of lawful drivers doing lawful things with geotags is being collected and shared among law enforcement agencies with no oversight. Why is this important? Privacy, oversight, and […]

What is happening? Texas Bitcoin Foundation and Texas State Technical College have partnered to launch the 1st higher education partnership for a bitcoin mining certification. The goal is to  prepare students for employment by the growing number of bitcoin mining companies that operate in Texas. Why is this important? TSTC is in the process of recruiting students for […]

What is happening? Tracking expenditures on technology for NYC police department is challenging, at best, as often times tech expenditures are characterized as “special expenses.” The technology ranges from drones to facial recognition software to license plate readers, a robotic police dog and more. It is estimated that more than $3 billion was spent from […]

What is happening? In 2024 California’s privacy law will go into full effect and looks to change how kids and teens use the Internet. California’s legislation applies to minors up to 18 year olds, and to any service that is “likely to be accessed” by children, whether the service targets them or not. It also prohibits […]

What’s happening? Minnesota is beginning a new broadband pilot program, Broadband Line Extension Connection Program, that will be driven by broadband users and not ISPs. Every 6 months the state will notify ISPs of the unserved locations and give the ISPs 10 days to offer to provide service. Once an ISP has been identified, service […]