Tag: Lobbying
US crypto firms spent more on lobbying in 2023 than before FTX collapse: Report
Companies connected to the crypto and blockchain industry in the United States reportedly spent roughly $3 million more on lobbying in the first three [...]
U.S. Crypto Lobby Spent $19M Through Q3 This Year
As in 2022, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is the biggest spender, with $2.16 million. Crypto.com owner Foris DAX, Binance and the crypto trade group [...]
U.S. Treasury Campaigning for Amplified Powers to Chase Crypto, Tether (USDT) Overseas
Lawmakers should also beef up the department's powers under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), allowing for the "targeting of cryptocurrency entities and ser [...]
Coinbase’s (COIN) Stand With Crypto Raises $2M From Supporters
At the group's website, people can easily reach out to policymakers and learn about politicians' crypto views. So far, 80,000 have given money to keep [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Lobby U.S. Congress to Counter Environmental ‘Misunderstanding’
When crypto mining is discussed in the U.S. Congress, it's often tied to claims that mining operations are environmental parasites, sapping finite ene [...]
Coinbase lobbying efforts face setback from Hamas’ crypto use: Berenberg analysts
The use of cryptocurrency by Hamas militants to fund recent attacks on Israel may have set back Coinbase’s crypto lobbying efforts in the United State [...]
Crypto Mining Gets Its Own Lobbying Voice in Washington
“The focus on how both the digital asset mining and energy industries can collaborate and work together to bolster energy infrastructure, increase res [...]
EU’s Data Act Still Contains Controversial Smart Contract Kill Switch, Despite Lobbying by Polygon, NEAR, Stellar, Cardano
Negotiators said they had struck a deal on the controversial text on June 28, shortly after organizations linked to numerous blockchains, including St [...]
Ministers could be fined for breaching lobbying rules under Labour
The party says it will create a new watchdog with powers to propose sanctions against ministers.
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Stablecoin issuers have spent over $1.3M lobbying Congress since 2022
Stablecoin issuers including Tether, Circle, and others have spent well over a million dollars lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill since the start of 2 [...]
Biden’s electric car push sparks lobbying surge
The rush to influence lawmakers and agencies is evidence of the challenges and opportunities involved in meeting the president’s goal of seeing zero- [...]
Tory MP Steve Brine being investigated over lobbying claims
Mr Brine has previously been reprimanded by Acoba, the watchdog that oversees appointment rules, for inviting then-vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi to [...]
Steve Brine: Tory MP faces calls for probe into lobbying claims
Leaked messages show Steve Brine contacted health bosses on behalf of a firm paying him as an adviser.
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Crypto industry lobbying expenses rose by 120% in 2022 in the US
Crypto industry has been raising its lobbying efforts amid the crypto winter that began last year. In 2022, the market participants spent $25.57 milli [...]
Crypto Lobbying Needs a Reset: More FTC, less SEC
Crypto is no stranger to these problems – not because its business leaders are any more or less inclined to behave badly, but because, as in other ind [...]