Political Pulse: Trump suggests renaming New Mexico, NMDOJ once again takes on Facebook in court, and Albuquerque bans cryptocurrency ATMs

Political Pulse: Trump suggests renaming New Mexico, NMDOJ once again takes on Facebook in court, and Albuquerque bans cryptocurrency ATMs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This week on the New Mexico Political Pulse, state leaders are responding after a social media post from President Trump appears to suggest renaming New Mexico to "New America." New Mexico Democrats swiftly denounced the idea, with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-New Mexico) calling the president's post an effort "to distract Americans [...]

Albuquerque Passes Strict Ordinance Banning Local Crypto ATMs

On September 10, the city passed O-26-49, known as the “Virtual Currency Ordinance,” banning cryptocurrency ATMs and cashier-facilitated crypto transaction services within city limits. Councilor Stephanie W. Telles, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, stressed that 90% of these transactions in Albuquerque were tied to fraud. Albuquerque Imposes Blanket Ban on Crypto ATMs With Virtual Currency […]

Source New Mexico: New Mexico Department of Justice presents Mark Zuckerberg deposition in state’s Facebook case

Source New Mexico: New Mexico Department of Justice presents Mark Zuckerberg deposition in state’s Facebook case. “New Mexico Department of Justice attorneys led the second day of the state’s trial against Facebook by showing the jury a video deposition of founder Mark Zuckerberg regarding allegations that his company’s leaders publicly misrepresented how they stored and shared users’ data.”