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Posted by | April 25, 2024
House committee ranking member says a stablecoin bill could be coming soon

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.

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Posted by | April 25, 2024
Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has told Bloomberg that a stablecoin bill could be ready soon. The latest development strengthens hopes that the U.S. can...

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Posted by | April 17, 2024
Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress

Shomari Figures benefited from nearly $3 million in indirect support from a single crypto-focused political action committee on his way to winning the Democratic primary in an Alabama house race....

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Posted by | April 16, 2024
Crypto-Skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown Is Open to Advancing Stablecoin Legislation, Bloomberg Reports

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a crypto-skeptic who runs the influential Senate Banking Committee, is open to advancing long-sought legislation for stablecoins, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing an interview with him. Brown, according...

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Posted by | April 9, 2024
Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown’s

Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, sees crypto as a likely topic coming up in Senate races that are vital to the future leadership of the Senate Banking Committee. She asked...

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Posted by | March 20, 2024
Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has ‘Workable’ Stablecoin Bill

Both Rep. Patrick McHenry and Sen. Cynthia Lummis said there's a potential path for a stablecoin bill on Congress this year, though they couldn't say when it could happen. The...

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Posted by | February 15, 2024
Did Elizabeth Warren Just Endorse Bitcoin? Not So Fast

No, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat who typically antagonizes the blockchain industry, has not had a sudden change of heart on Bitcoin. Warren has fashioned herself as one...

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Posted by | February 1, 2024
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Accounting Policy

Members of Congress are trying to delete the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accounting bulletin that implies restrictions on companies that want to hold their customer's crypto assets. Sen....

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Posted by | January 22, 2024
Coinbase Fights Back: CLO Challenges US GAO’s Stance On Crypto Sanctions

Paul Grewal , the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the San Fransisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has fired back at the United States Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) claims regarding crypto sanctions....

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Posted by | January 4, 2024
XRP Lawyer Volunteers To Represent Retail Token Holders in Upcoming US Congress Hearing

A prominent crypto lawyer who helped Ripple Labs and XRP in the case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is volunteering to represent US retail token holders during...

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