In a quarterly federal lobbying disclosure record report, it was discovered that MasterCard would be paying lobbying firm Peck Madigan Jones to focus on peer-to-peer decentralized digital currencies like bitcoin. Five of the firm’s lobbyists will centre on bitcoin and mobile payments … [Read more...]
Google spent 3.8 million lobbying for technology giving it a slight edge over Facebook
It looks like Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is going head-to-head with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) for influence in Washington. House.gov reports that Google spent $3.8 million on tech lobbying. Giving it the lead, in lobbying, over Facebook. Microsoft came in second, then Facebook third, … [Read more...]
