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Focused campaign spending from the crypto industry hit paydirt in Super Tuesday elections across the U.S., with several key congressional races going the way the industry had hoped. origin »
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A recent Congressional hearing focused on the misuse of crypto in crimes Experts want new regulatory changes, despite WSJ's 'inaccurate reporting' In a significant move meant to tighten the The post Why is U.
2024-2-15 17:30 | |
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A lawyer known for representing XRP holders has volunteered to testify at a congressional hearing on digital assets
2024-1-4 08:40 | |
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Crypto exchange Kraken would “vigorously defend” itself against the lawsuit brought by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a Nov. 20 statement. Similarly, CEO David Ripley and co-founder Jesse Powell strongly disputed the regulator’s claim, asserting that the exchange does not list securities.
2023-11-21 12:35 | |
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Biden administration seeks new congressional powers to crack down on illicit crypto use by Hamas to fund war.
2023-11-8 02:43 | |
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As the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair keeps chasing non-compliance in crypto, his agency was slammed by the watchdog Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its own compliance failure in issuing crypto accounting standards without treating the policy as a formal rule.
2023-11-5 18:21 | |
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The SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 has been the target of much criticism in the crypto community.
2023-11-1 00:29 | |
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Congressional inaction, the decline of the Chevron doctrine, and regulation by enforcement are decentralizing policy-making power over emerging technologies like blockchain and AI, says Michele Neitz.
2023-10-17 22:46 | |
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In a recent development, a Brazilian congressional committee has recommended the indictment of Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and three other Binance executives following an extensive investigation into financial pyramid schemes in Brazil.
2023-10-12 04:00 | |
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The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) derailed the congressional agenda.
2023-10-12 23:28 | |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler continued his combative stance against crypto "hucksters" in congressional testimony on Wednesday, declining to answer the industry's most urgent questions while arguing that digital assets companies have been dangerously careless with customer assets.
2023-9-28 00:23 | |
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The crypto industry’s business in Washington is coming to a head just as a looming congressional budget impasse could shut down an array of federal services next week. But the digital assets sector can expect its most important matters won’t go entirely dark, experts suggest, even if they’re dragged out longer than crypto firms had hoped.
2023-9-26 23:14 | |
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Coinbase's nonprofit Stand With Crypto has launched an ad campaign to rally support for the FIT21 Act ahead of SEC Chair Gary Gensler's congressional testimony, emphasizing the need for clear crypto regulation.
2023-9-19 14:45 | |
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), whose chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee gives him power over crypto’s congressional destiny, issued a call to arms to regulators on Thursday, demanding that they use whatever authority they currently have over digital assets to improve market transparency and protect the investors putting their money into the sector.
2023-9-15 21:23 | |
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In explosive opening remarks in today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, Chairman Sherrod Brown offered a scolding rebuke of the crypto sector saying FTX wasn’t a lone bad apple - just the biggest and the ugliest.
2023-9-13 15:00 | |
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In his prepared statement released in advance of his appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on September 12th, SEC head Gary Gensler takes aim at AI and crypto and proposes new regulations for investor protection.
2023-9-12 15:00 | |
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The House Finance Committee has announced another hearing on cryptocurrency regulation as demand for congressional action on the virulent industry intensifies. Held by the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee and Entitled “Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives,” the hearing will take place at 2:00 […] The post House Financial Services Committee announces ‘Digital Dollar’ hearing as pressure to pass crypto legislation intensifies appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-9-8 03:00 | |
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The former pro soccer player said in a congressional hearing that his likeness was improperly used to market an allegedly fraudulent crypto scheme.
2023-9-2 06:44 | |
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In a recent development, Republican lawmakers on the U. S. congressional committee responsible for overseeing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have intensified their scrutiny of the agency’s crypto approval process.
2023-8-16 05:00 | |
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Republicans on the U.S. congressional committee that oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are demanding agency Chair Gary Gensler explain how Prometheum Inc. won its unique approval as a broker-dealer for crypto.
2023-8-15 22:06 | |
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Two crypto regulatory bills have been passed by the United States House Financial Services Committee that could finally provide some much-needed regulatory clarity.
2023-7-27 04:26 | |
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US Congressional committee to review bills for comprehensive crypto regulation, driven by recent financial mishaps in the industry
2023-7-27 21:52 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticizes Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its overreach in regulating crypto industry, following its recent decision to appeal ruling in favor of Ripple
2023-7-23 12:13 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allegedly held up assistance needed in a congressional bill to regulate the crypto markets. This has been considered a potential hurdle if the bill is to pass in Congress.
2023-7-21 22:00 | |
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Reps. French Hill and Dusty Johnson suggested the SEC may have undertaken certain actions on crypto “seemingly timed to coincide with related Congressional activity."
2023-7-20 19:14 | |
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Recent actions by the regulator seem to have been timed to coincide with Congressional grandstanding, Reps. French Hill and Dusty Johnson wrote.
2023-7-19 13:00 | |
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In the first part of this series, I discussed the U. S. Securities and Exhange Commission’s recent charges against Coinbase and Binance, their inability to properly regulate the crypto industry, the history of digital assets in the congressional record, and the significant decline in the mentions of digital assets by the U.
2023-6-11 18:30 | |
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In the first part of this series, I discussed the U. S. Securities and Exhange Commission’s recent charges against Coinbase and Binance, their inability to properly regulate the crypto industry, the history of digital assets in the congressional record, and the significant decline in the mentions of digital assets by the U.
2023-6-12 18:30 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has so far disregarded congressional requests for information on its interactions with crypto platforms seeking registration as exchanges, according to Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives, who threatened a hearing if they’re ignored any longer.
2023-5-12 23:00 | |
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A bipartisan bill introduced simultaneously to the House and Senate would call for federal agencies to study the possible criminal uses for crypto, and provide a report with recommendations on how to address these concerns.
2023-4-27 17:00 | |
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In a recent video CryptosRUs explains that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler faced tough questioning during a recent congressional hearing about the classification of cryptocurrencies such as ether (ETH).
2023-4-21 12:54 | |
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Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter criticizing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and his repeated entreaties to crypto companies to "come in and register" moments before a congressional hearing on his agency.
2023-4-19 16:56 | |
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Coinspeaker Pro-Crypto Bank Silvergate Sees Stock Drop amid DOJ Congressional and Bank Regulator Inquiries The stock of beleaguered crypto bank Silvergate has taken a new hit as the company weathers intense regulatory inquiries over its FTX association.
2023-3-2 14:40 | |
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A new consumer advocacy group is asking retail crypto investors to promote pro-crypto legislation to their Congressional representatives. The post Digital Currency Trader’s Alliance Lobbies Retail Investors to Oppose SEC Crackdown appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-3-2 20:06 | |
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U. S. -based Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a campaign in favor of crypto policies in all 435 congressional districts across the jurisdiction of the U. S. government. This decision comes from increased regulatory enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
2023-3-1 21:23 | |
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Former US congressional candidate turned crypto enthusiast says he may again start buying meme coins soon
2023-2-8 12:38 | |
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Even though the crypto bear market remains in full swing, the fundamentals paint a different picture. While probably the biggest news came from Russia before Christmas, when the head of the Congressional Finance Committee said that the country plans to legalize international bitcoin and crypto trading in January, a lot is happening on U.S. soil […]
2022-12-27 18:00 | |
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Russian officials announced that the country will legalize the use of cryptocurrency for international trade in January 2023 in a move to circumvent the Western sanctions. The congressional finance committee chairman, Anatoly Aksakov, said that although bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency…
2022-12-24 19:10 | |
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According to the FSOC, issues at FTX had “precipitated price decreases in Bitcoin and other crypto-assets” but “had a limited impact on the broader U.S. financial system.”
2022-12-17 00:00 | |
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The United States House Committee on Financial Services heard the testimony of John Ray III, the man in charge of cleaning up the mess at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. As the new CEO and Chief ResThe post FTX CEO John Ray's Congressional testimony reveals SBF's poor management appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-12-14 12:32 | |
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A report published on Dec. 6 states that Representative Madison Cawthorn violated congressional ethics standards by unlawfully promoting crypto which he held a financial stake.
2022-12-7 12:30 | |
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Rep. Tom Emmer, a co-chair of the congressional blockchain caucus, was chosen for a leadership role in the next Congress and is bullish on digital assets in the wake of FTX.
2022-11-16 21:35 | |
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As onlookers try to make sense of the mind-boggling meltdown of crypto exchange FTX, crypto community members are demanding the United States Congress look into the relationship between the company and SEC chair Gary Gensler.
2022-11-16 19:30 | |
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The crypto community is petitioning U.S. Congress to investigate possible connections between SEC Chair Gary Gensler and FTX. Gensler Met With FTX The crypto public is calling for a congressional...
2022-11-16 02:41 | |
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The crypto community is petitioning U.S. Congress to investigate possible connections between SEC chair Gary Gensler and FTX. Gensler Met With FTX The crypto public is calling for a congressional...
2022-11-16 02:41 | |
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All 19 of the congressional candidates backed by the crypto industry’s most widely supported political action committee, GMI PAC Inc. , won their races last week, sending 16 new members to the House and Senate.
2022-11-16 21:27 | |
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Paul Ryan, the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will join past leaders of both parties’ congressional campaign committees in a group formed by Paradigm in a bid to help shape the crypto policies coming out of Washington, company officials said.
2022-11-7 08:30 | |
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Crypto isn't apparently faring well this year as a political topic in midterm congressional campaigns. A remarkable few candidates have been willing to say anything at all about digital assets in public, though plenty have assured the industry privately about what they’d do for crypto and that their campaigns are worth supporting financially.
2022-11-3 15:30 | |
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The last two years have seen the U.S. government take crypto much more seriously, with some congressional representatives proving themselves staunch defenders of the industry. The midterm elections present an...
2022-10-7 20:25 | |
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Crypto influencer and former US congressional candidate is again shilling XRP to his followers
2022-9-28 12:18 | |
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What role do privacy tools play in crypto, and how does this discussion develop? Those were some of the questions at a panel I moderated last week at the DC Privacy Summit.
Gobit and ZM Quant were secretly offering market manipulation services to projects that wanted to artificially inflate their trading volume, prosecutors allege.
Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets has already weathered a debilitating multimillion-dollar hack and the expensive regulatory investigations it spawned. The group may soon take another blow: a six-figure settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Trump believes the US needs to be involved and take the lead in crypto development; otherwise, another country, likely China, will. The post Trump says US must lead in crypto or risk China’s takeover appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.
Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
CoinDesk held its annual Consensus conference in Austin, Texas last week, where we heard from lawmakers and regulators, developers, company execs and all sorts of other people in and around this sector.