2024-11-9 19:37 |
Either Republicans or Democrats could have control of the House of Representatives in 2025, but a majority of lawmakers favoring crypto policies will still be in Congress. origin »
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Crypto industry participants and American lawmakers believe Gary Gensler should leave the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2025. Representative French Hill said the U.S. SEC should see new leadership next year, regardless of which party controls the White House. Hill…
2024-10-24 21:06 | |
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Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky. ) is one of the lawmakers running to succeed U. S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N. C. ) as the head of the Republican wing of the committee, which oversees regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible for shepherding legislation that might affect the U.
2024-10-23 22:30 | |
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US Republican lawmakers from both chambers of Congress have taken a significant step in advocating for a more favorable regulatory environment for Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto asset custodians. In a letter addressed to US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, a coalition of pro-crypto lawmakers, including House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry and […]
2024-9-26 18:30 | |
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US House lawmakers will hear from a former SEC commissioner and crypto industry leaders at their “Dazed and Confused” digital assets hearing on Sept. 18.
2024-9-17 01:01 | |
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A House hearing on DeFi highlighted deep divisions between lawmakers. Democrats pushed for stricter regulation to protect consumers from scams, while Republicans advocated for a light-touch approach to encourage innovation.
2024-9-11 00:00 | |
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Jeremy Allaire discussed his impressions of Harris campaign representatives on crypto after attending a video call with industry leaders, White House officials, and US lawmakers.
2024-8-15 18:49 | |
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The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.
2024-6-21 13:30 | |
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N. C. ) chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and has been the leading Republican on the panel for years. Last year, he spent a few weeks as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, after lawmakers voted to oust then-speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.
2024-6-20 08:30 | |
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US lawmakers are imploring the SEC to approve spot Ethereum ETFs. In anticipation of an forthcoming decision on a spot Ethereum ETF, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, including Majority Whip Tom Emmer and New Jersey Democrat Josh Gottheimer, have…
2024-5-26 17:49 | |
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Lawmakers expect to vote on a bill clarifying how regulators handle digital assets by June after a majority in both chambers passed a resolution against an SEC crypto rule.
2024-5-18 19:55 | |
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House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters said a stablecoin bill “in the short run” was coming amid negotiations with Republican lawmakers and the Senate.
2024-4-26 19:19 | |
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Recent discussions between House leaders and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer may lead to action on stablecoin legislation during this summer’s session or in the year-end lame-duck session, according to investment bank TD Cowen.
2024-4-16 22:41 | |
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The U.S. congressional effort to establish regulations for stablecoins has become an increasing longshot for passage this year, but the lawmakers who've pushed legislation the farthest reportedly had a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about it, Punchbowl News reported.
2024-4-12 01:34 | |
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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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Following the appointment of the new prime minister in the UK, who is a pro-crypto-enthusiast, the lower parliament house of the state assembly votes in favour of regulating virtual assets as per the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
2022-10-27 07:27 | |
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“Americans should be confident that regulators are working on behalf of the public, rather than auditioning for a high-paid lobbying job,” said five senators and House members.
2022-10-26 21:15 | |
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The lower house of the parliament voted in favor of adding crypto assets to the scope of activities to be regulated via the proposed Financial Services and Markets Bill – which already seeks to extend payments rules to stablecoins.
2022-10-26 18:31 | |
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The House members claimed the “appropriate place for the discussion” on legislation concerning a digital dollar would be in the U.S. legislative branch.
2022-10-6 00:45 | |
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A group of Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to share the Justice Department's assessment on whether the Federal Reserve has the necessary authority to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2022-10-6 19:36 | |
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Two U.S. Republican senators, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, have introduced a bill that, if passed by the Senate and House, could see crypto companies legally reporting and sharing with federal and state authorities and among themselves any cyber threat indicators, activities, individuals/companies, and information they may deem as a cyber-security […]
2022-9-30 23:17 | |
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The legislation comes in response to the May collapse of the algorithmically-backed TerraUSD stablecoin. U.S. Proposes Stablecoin Regulation House lawmakers are taking a step toward regulating stablecoins. A new bill...
2022-9-21 14:27 | |
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The House members asked for clarification on whether the Fed may be considering an “intermediated model” for a digital dollar that could require authorization from Congress.
2022-9-9 22:20 | |
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The four biggest US-based mining operations – Core Scientific, Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Blockchain, and Stronghold Digital Mining – got a letter from the House Committee On Energy and Commerce.
2022-8-22 09:13 | |
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Four members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce said they were “deeply concerned” that proof-of-work mining could increase demand for fossil fuels.
2022-8-19 00:32 | |
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Core Scientific, Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital and Stronghold Digital received the letters from members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2022-8-19 23:35 | |
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, has asked 20 of the largest cryptocurrency firms doing business in the U.S. to explain their hiring practices as the panel adds the digital assets industry to the financial sectors it’s questioned about employment diversity.
2022-8-6 17:20 | |
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Companies issuing stablecoins would have to deal with the Federal Reserve as the chief oversight agency in the current version of a bill being developed in the U. S. House of Representatives, say people familiar with the talks.
2022-7-28 15:30 | |
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The chair of the Federal Reserve testified before House lawmakers on Thursday.
2022-6-23 20:15 | |
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Gary Gensler, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, made a pitch for a higher budget Wednesday, telling lawmakers in the U. S. House of Representatives that he wants to do more as a cop on the cryptocurrency beat.
2022-5-19 21:18 | |
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U.S. lawmakers have set a hearing to examine the potential can of worms opened by cryptocurrency trading platform FTX when it applied with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to directly clear its customers’ margin-backed swaps transactions.
2022-5-5 19:40 | |
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Bitcoin titans Jack Dorsey, Michael Saylor, and Tom Lee collaborated on a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in defense of Bitcoin mining’s alleged impact on the environment. Together, they have refuted claims by House democrats who are tapping on the EPA to investigate the so-called devastating effects that crypto mining has on the […]
2022-5-3 05:30 | |
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CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam told House lawmakers Thursday his agency was giving a FTX. US proposal on directly clearing customers' derivatives trades serious consideration. He suggested the FTX idea could improve market efficiency, though he said he didn't yet support the proposal.
2022-4-1 20:41 | |
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Today, Proof-Of-Work mining’s environmental impact is the topic at hand in the U.S. Congress. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is probably debating the subject right this minute. Will they use sources from both sides of the debate or will they rely on the sensationalist reports that have the world up in arms? Can we […]
2022-1-21 21:59 | |
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"I want to do my job as ethically and impartially as I can," said AOC, who added that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee she has chosen not to hold stocks or investments, including digital assets.
2021-12-7 19:04 | |
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The latest proposal from a group of House Democrats seeks to change how updates to the tax code affect crypto entities “who do not engage in brokerage services.”
2021-11-18 06:08 | |
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US officials have been more concerned about cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins, in recent weeks. According to an official of the US House of Representatives, Ted Budd, some legislators are now worried that cryptocurrencies could threaten national security.
2021-7-30 16:42 | |
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Armstrong said he had spoken about China’s central bank digital currency with lawmakers and heads of federal agencies, believing it to be "a threat to U.S. reserve currency status long term."
2021-7-3 00:05 | |
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Lawmakers in the United States are looking into developing regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The US Rep and chairwoman of the House Financial Services, Maxine Waters, revealed her intentions to create a working group with Democratic House members to tackle growing concerns on cryptocurrencies Waters Pushes for More Crypto Oversight Waters made […] The post US Lawmakers To Form Committee To Address Regulatory Concerns Around Crypto first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-6-17 19:46 | |
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has moved a motion calling on the country’s central bank to end the continuing devaluation of the naira. In his unanimously adopted motion, House Representative Bamidele Salam warned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of the negative “implications of further devaluing the naira.
2021-6-11 01:00 | |
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The members of the lower house of Russia’s parliament, Duma, are working amending on crypto laws in the country. These amendments seek to allow the use of cryptocurrencies in settling contracts.
2021-5-25 21:42 | |
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The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that basically thanks Bitcoin for existing
2021-4-24 20:33 | |
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In a recent interview, U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said lawmakers should not ignore bitcoin, but understand its future role.
2021-4-14 20:36 | |
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The bill, aimed to encourage the crypto mining industry in the state, now goes to the upper house for review.
2021-8-24 13:54 | |
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U.S. lawmakers will discuss whether or not terrorists use cryptocurrencies and decentralized systems to fund attacks on Thursday. Crypto in Terrorism Funding The House Financial Services Committee subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy revealed further details concerning its hearing on domestic terrorism funding late Wednesday, together with witness testimony. While cryptocurrencies aren’tRead More
2021-2-26 22:00 | |
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Some Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee want to look into Reddit’s ties to Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent and Robinhood rival Moomoo.
2021-2-18 03:00 | |
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Two new stimulus packages have been proposed while lawmakers continue to push for second stimulus checks to help Americans cope with the coronavirus-led economic crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to add stimulus measures to the spending bill that must be passed before the Dec.
2020-12-7 03:35 | |
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Negotiations on a new coronavirus aid stimulus package are still underway as Americans wait to receive their second round of stimulus checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have their own ideas of when the next stimulus package with direct payments to Americans will pass.
2020-11-3 05:35 | |
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Amid the intense stimulus relief aid discussion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set a deadline for the White House to come to an agreement on the next stimulus package which provides a second round of stimulus checks for Americans.
2020-10-18 21:30 | |
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A crypto advocacy program in Spain sent all the 350 members of the country’s lower house, or the Congress of Deputies, $50 in bitcoin as part of an educational campaign aimed at giving the lawmakers a hands-on experience using blockchain technology and crypto-assets.
2020-10-13 23:33 | |
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Another amended filing signals continued progress toward bringing a diversified cryptocurrency index fund to US exchanges.
Distributed ledger technology can help solve longstanding challenges in US financial markets, the report says.
Dogecoin price has rallied since October, and data suggests it's set to go much higher.
The Defend American Jobs political action committee has spent more than $40 million on media buys supporting businessman Bernie Moreno’s Senate run.
Mick Mulvaney, who worked under former US President Donald Trump, said the crypto industry had developed “professional operations” for lobbying in DC.
Brad Garlinghouse and other crypto executives have directly contributed to John Deaton’s Senate run, and Ripple has funded one of the PACs supporting him.