Policy & Courts
February 07, 2021
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U.S. Congress Debates Healthcare Reform Over Twitch Livestream

Viewers spam emojis to influence legislation in real time. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst Politics Goes Live In an unprecedented experiment in digital democracy, the U.S. Congress held its latest healthcare reform debate live on Twitch. Instead of closed-door committees and C-SPAN broadcasts, lawmakers logged into a streaming platform better known for video […]

Markets
August 20, 2017
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Fed Accidentally Live-Streams Rate Decisions on Twitch

Viewers spam “raise rates, bro” in chat before Jerome Powell rage-quits. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A New Kind of Transparency The U.S. Federal Reserve stunned financial markets this week after mistakenly broadcasting its internal interest rate meeting live on Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform. Instead of the usual polished press […]