Senate
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Committee members directed more questions to Christy Goldsmith Romero, who could soon be leading one of the more troubled federal agencies
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As FIT21 advances to the Senate, experts are cautiously optimistic but say to expect some changes to the bill
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We need this repeal for the future of our digital economy, the safe custody of cryptocurrencies and the good of the American investor
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The Senate will vote on the anti-SAB 121 resolution tomorrow, and it looks like there are enough Democrats on board to get the legislation to the president’s desk, according to people familiar with the matter
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The US House last week passed its first-ever crypto-focused bill in a full floor vote, but what else is in the pipeline?
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Treasury needs additional secondary sanctions tools that can specifically target digital asset providers, deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo pleaded Tuesday
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Democratic senators Jack Reed and Laphonza Butler urged the SEC to crack down on what they called “alarming deficiencies” in crypto marketing and disclosures
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Lots of crypto bills were introduced, but little progress beyond that was made on the Hill this year
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Senators mostly focused their questions on the SEC’s approach to regulating publicly-registered companies and his so-called aggressive approach to rulemaking during Tuesday’s hearing
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Lawmakers of both parties say crypto legislation won’t be “sexy,” nor “a crowd-pleaser” — but remains a near-term focus
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As some lawmakers continue to push for stablecoins to be issued by only banks, one representative said ensuring stablecoins have sound reserves is more important
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Tuesday’s stablecoin hearing made one thing clear: US Senators are not on the same page when it comes to regulation
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The Federal Reserve is considering whether to wrap up the taper of asset purchases months sooner than previously planned.
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Altcoins like Cardano and XRP made significant gains on Wednesday, hiking 16.71% and 18.85% as of 4:00 pm ET.
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Ethereum and bitcoin shed just 1.5% and 2% on the news, and made small gains later in the day.
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Bitcoin traded above its 200-day moving average line despite efforts to change broad industry taxation language in the infrastructure bill.
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Jason and Senator Lummis talk bout the proposed infrastructure bill and the impact it could have on bitcoin and innovation at-large.
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Senators Wyden, Lummus, Toomey propose slimming down the definition of crypto broker to make tax reporting requirements more narrow
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Portion of bill outlines “impossible-to-fulfill” reporting requirements, blockchain associations say
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