Delaware native John Collins, a former campaign manager for Sen. Tom Carper, now heads up government affairs at Coinbase, a San Francisco-based Bitcoin wallet.

That and other insights from CD Baby CEO Tracy Maddux, who spoke to Technical.ly DC about the state of indie music.

Plus: Details (well, a few at least) on PeopleLinx cofounder Patrick Baynes' new stealth-mode startup.

The initiative has supported more than 200 companies since its inception.

Sexual harassment. Immigration. The right to own a tiny house. Those topics and more took center stage at last week's event.

Plus: the company behind the StartUp Podcast gets a new name.

We gathered civic hackers from across the East Coast to talk shop. Here's a snapshot of the conversation.

Uber has just been super quiet about it. After a testy weekend in Philadelphia proper, the company vows to ride on.

A rally and unauthorized public hearing organized by nonprofit groups in support of a free and open Internet drew big names — Kickstarter, Etsy, the mayor's office — and lively demonstrators.

The team created a texting app to ensure applicants are speedily informed when new listings go up.