Tag: Congress
Mishandling of Classified Information Has Congress Asking Questions
Lawmakers are seeking answers on why the executive branch is not as careful about protecting classified information as they are required to be on Capi [...]
White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step Up Its Efforts’ on Crypto Regulation
The officials – Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology [...]
CFTC’s Johnson urges Congress for expanded powers in crypto oversight
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Kristin Johnson has urged Congress to adopt legislation that "closes the current gap in the o [...]
US Senator Ted Cruz pushes for crypto in Congress… using snacks
Texan Republican Senator Ted Cruz is pushing the United States Congress to adopt cryptocurrency within its halls using an incentive both sides might a [...]
CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson Urges Congress to Expand Agency’s Authority to Review Crypto Acquisitions
Such meteoric rises, Johnson explained, are often followed by an all-too-common ending: “Like lightning striking, in an instant, the exchange suspends [...]
The Bizarre (Sort of) Bipartisanship of the Crypto Congress
A who's who of politicians who matter for crypto in the nation's capital. By Jeff Wilser.
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The Most Consequential Congress and Crypto Season Yet – CoinDesk
Season 4 (2023) is shaping up to be the most memorable yet, with drama in both the speaker’s race and crypto policy. The industry is at its lowest poi [...]
'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
The so-called “Crypto King of Congress” blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse (not crypto). As Congress considers new [...]
'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
The so-called “Crypto King of Congress” blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse (not crypto). As Congress considers new [...]
Protecting Digital Privacy Rights: Congress Urged to Defend Pro-Privacy Future
This is why our organization, Fight for the Future, has released a letter signed by 40+ open-source, decentralized and/or privacy-preserving projects [...]
How Congress Is Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, thinks this will be the “crypto Congress,” because the industry’s need for oversight “hits th [...]
Bitcoin Holds Strength Above $21K, Congress’ FTX Problem
More than one in three of the 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress showed up to the new session with FTX baggage, having received cam [...]
U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit Jan. 19, Yellen Tells Congress
The Treasury Department expects to begin taking “extraordinary measures” to continue paying the government’s obligations ahead of what’s expected to b [...]
Congress voted to spend billions more on fighting HIV and malaria abroad
On December 23, while many of us were doing last-minute holiday shopping, Congress passed a big $1.7 trillion spending package, keeping the governm [...]
Congress may be ‘ungovernable,’ but US could see crypto legislation in 2023
The United States House of Representatives finally elected a speaker last week, concluding a four-day, 15-ballot ordeal that left many wondering if po [...]