Tag: congressional
Congressional crypto hearing illustrates political stalemate on digital assets
On May 10, the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee and Agriculture Committee held their first joint hearing on digital [...]
Reintroduced Congressional Bill Would Call for Feds to Study Terrorist Uses for Crypto
The group would be composed of representatives from the U.S. Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Internal Revenue [...]
SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing
Over the course of the marathon hearing, Gensler fended off questions about whether his agency was pushing too hard on proposed rules, providing too l [...]
Congressional Republicans Criticize SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Crypto Approach Ahead of Hearing
"Crypto investors should benefit from compliance with the same laws that Rayburn and Roosevelt laid out to protect against fraud, manipulation, front- [...]
Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation
The United States House Committee on Financial Services a.k.a the Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 19 to discuss stablecoins’ [...]
Congressional privacy proposals could kill scores of blockchain projects
With public trust in large tech companies at an all-time low, Congress is once again considering comprehensive data privacy legislation. But the rise [...]
No Rest Between Censuses for Congressional Mapmakers
What used to be a once-a-decade redistricting fight between political parties is now in perpetual motion, and up to 29 seats in 14 states are already [...]
Bitcoin Price Edges Higher as Powell Softens Tone on Day 2 of Congressional Testimony
Markets on Tuesday took Powell's prepared remarks as suggesting the Fed was likely to hike rates 50 basis points at its March meeting instead of the p [...]
Silvergate Stock Plunges as Bank Says It May Face DOJ, Congressional and Bank Regulator Inquiries
The Silvergate filing continued: "There are or will be important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those [...]
EPA’s refinery exemptions denial not subject to Congressional Review Act, GAO says
Details: GAO concluded in a report Thursday that the agency’s actions fall within the definition of an “order” — not a rule — and are not subject to [...]
Some Congressional Democrats Push Back on Biden’s Immigration Policies
In a letter, over 70 Democrats urged the president to re-evaluate his asylum restrictions. House and Senate leaders didn’t sign on, exposing significa [...]
US senator Toomey introduces stablecoin bill as congressional session wraps up
Republican Senator Pat Toomey, who is set to retire from U.S. Congress at the end of the term, has used one of his last few weeks in office to introdu [...]
US Financial Stability Oversight Council urges congressional action on crypto
Officials with the United States Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, have recommended U.S. lawmakers pass legislation aimed at addressing [...]
A Congressional Committee’s Film Makes the Case for Economic Policy
The House Select Committee on Economic Disparity released its findings in a novel way: a documentary-style film looking at Americans’ financial challe [...]
Who’s expected to testify before Congressional hearings on FTX?
United States lawmakers have been pushing for certain witnesses — including Sam Bankman-Fried — to appear before committee hearings scheduled in Decem [...]