[2026-01-11] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and 30 of his House of Representatives colleagues, including Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), are making a push to ban government officials from accessing prediction markets. The lawmakers introduced new legislation, the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, on Friday morning. The bill would stop lawmakers and their staff from participating in prediction markets. In the context of the bill, that would include all federal elected officia...