House Financial Services Committee

Posted by | December 5, 2023
House’s McHenry Says He Won’t Seek Reelection, Costing Crypto a Top Ally

Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that has been leading crypto legislation efforts in the House, said 2024 will be his final year in Congress. His...

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Posted by | October 13, 2023
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto’s 2023 Chances

The top Republican candidate dropped out of the U.S. House of Representatives speaker race, leaving Republicans in turmoil and crypto legislation in uncertainty.As long as the role goes unfilled, House...

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Posted by | October 9, 2023
Crypto Needs Congress, But U.S. Lawmakers Have Opted for Pandemonium

An already tenuous plan for crypto legislation in the House of Representatives could be thrown into uncertainty by its leadership mess.Industry lobbyists think there could still be a window for...

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Posted by | October 3, 2023
Crypto-Friendly Congressman McHenry Temporarily Takes Over U.S. House

Crypto-friendly Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has landed in the driver’s seat of the U.S. House of Representatives just as legislation to establish digital-asset regulations nears a finish line there.While House...

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Posted by | September 27, 2023
SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing

The chief of the U.S. securities watchdog fired another public broadside at industry practices, even as his agency is embroiled in court battles with crypto firms. Chair Gary Gensler was...

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Posted by | September 26, 2023
U.S. House Lawmakers Push SEC’s Gensler to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF ‘Immediately’

Four members of the House Financial Services Committee – including Rep. Tom Emmer, the majority whip in the House leadership – called on the SEC to move forward to approve...

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Posted by | September 22, 2023
US Anti-CBDC Bill Passes Through House Financial Services Committee Along Party Lines

US legislators in the House Financial Services Committee have voted in favor of a proposed law that aims to stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency...

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Posted by | May 12, 2023
House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation. He owns marginal amounts of bitcoin and ether.Jesse Hamilton is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for global policy and regulation....

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Posted by | April 19, 2023
Democrats Blast Draft Stablecoin Bill in First 2023 Hearing on Issue

Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy...

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Posted by | April 18, 2023
Congressional Republicans Criticize SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Crypto Approach Ahead of Hearing

Featured SpeakerChristy Goldsmith RomeroCommissionerU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionExplore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy...

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