{"id":"tp-3700","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – October 4th, 2019","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/3700","datePublished":"2019-10-04T11:21:31.000Z","dateModified":"2019-10-04T11:21:31.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Two lawmakers urge Fed to mull a digital U.S. dollar; Philly Fed president thinks digital currencies are 'inevitable' Two U.S. congressmen, Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-Illinois), have asked t…","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"Two lawmakers urge Fed to mull a digital U.S. dollar; Philly Fed president thinks digital currencies are 'inevitable'","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Two-lawmakers-urge-Fed-to-mull-a-digital-US-dollar-Fed-bank-president-thinks-digital-currencies-are-inevitable-3687"},{"title":"Seven EU member states sign MOU to cooperate and share best practices on blockchain technology","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Seven-EU-member-states-sign-MOU-to-cooperate-and-share-best-practices-on-blockchain-technology-3697"},{"title":"Japan’s Financial Services Agency issues draft guidelines for funds investing in cryptocurrencies","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Japans-Financial-Services-Agency-issues-draft-guidelines-for-funds-investing-in-cryptocurrencies-3693"},{"title":"Russian Banking Association proposes taxing crypto mining as 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