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CbatGPT developer OpenAI announced last week that it had fired CEO Sam Altman due to a loss of confidence by the board — only to see him return to the company after 90% of OpenAI staffers threatened to resign. The firing caused a flurry of excitement from companies offering to match OpenAI ...

The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion received an education in the uses of blockchain technology in a hearing titled “Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets.” The meeting began with a di ...

Several members of the United States Congress have submitted a memo urging key financial authorities, including the chair of the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission and the acting comptroller of the currency, to provide guidance or take action clarifying that the U.S. Securities and ...

The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion received an education in the uses of blockchain technology in a hearing entitled “Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets” on Nov. 15. Th ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of ...

Nonprofit ethics group Campaign for Accountability (CfA) sent a letter to U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown on Nov. 9 to present them with information on the alleged use of cryptocurrency in money laundering. The letter discussed the Tron blockchain and stablecoin issuer Circle in ...

Pro-crypto Congressman Tom Emmer is advancing an amendment aimed at depriving the United States securities regulator from using government funds to go after crypto enforcement.On Nov. 8, Emmer attached an amendment to HR 4664 — the Financial Services and General Government Appropriat ...

United States Senator Cynthia Lummis has scored another one for crypto with a Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision issued on Oct. 31. The GAO found that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 should be subject to congressional review. That bulletin, issu ...

Cynthia Lummis, a crypto proponent representing Wyoming in the United States Senate, has called on the U.S. Justice Department to consider charges against crypto exchange Binance following the terrorist group Hamas’ attack on Israel.In an Oct. 26 letter to U.S. Attorney General Merri ...

Members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Mike Johnson to be the body’s next speaker — the second in line to the U.S. presidency and a very powerful figure in Congress. In an Oct. 25 vote, all 220 Republicans present in the House voted for Johnson, ...

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again. With mainstream press outlets including Germany’s Deutsche Welle running sensationalist headlines — “How cryptocurrency fueled Hamas’ terrorist attack” — Warren is using Hamas’ attack on Israel to fuel h ...

Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and a crypto proponent, has reportedly dropped his bid to become the next speaker of the United States House of Representatives — a position second in line to the U.S. presidency.According to multiple reports from major news outlets on Oct. 24, Represen ...

Republican members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and crypto proponent, as their nominee to be the next speaker. According to multiple reports from Oct. 24, Representative Emmer will be the Republicans’ nominee in t ...

North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee and crypto proponent in Congress, is still temporarily in the third most powerful role in government after one of his Republican colleagues failed to secure enough votes.In a vote c ...

Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson has won confirmation from a majority of members of the United States Senate, placing him in position to become the Fed's next vice chair.In a 88-10 vote in the U.S. Senate on Sept. 6, Jefferson won a majority of support needed for his confirmation ...

United States Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Jan Schakowsky penned a formal letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about concerns related to the California-based company’s App Store, and the potential effect of its guidelines on emerging technologies like blockchain and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). ...

Tact was pervasive in the United States House of Representatives Agricultural Committee’s consideration of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act on July 27. With many references to bipartisanship and self-congratulatory mentions of the members’ cooperation a ...

United States House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry has pointed a finger at the Biden administration for the lack of bipartisan agreement on a stablecoin bill.In a July 27 hearing, Representative McHenry said the version of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, H.R. 4 ...

Crypto degens have been quick to try and capitalize on a widely-watched hearing where former United States government officials have claimed the existence of alien spacecraft and “biologics."Testifying under oath at the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, David Grusch, ...

Members of the United States House Financial Services Committee seem to be divided on the best legislative path forward dealing with regulatory clarity for crypto and blockchain technology.In a July 26 markup hearing, the committee had several bills on its agenda, including the Financial I ...

Last week was marked by two new legislative initiatives for the crypto industry in the United States. Senator Jack Reed sponsored a bipartisan bill that would tighten Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and sanctions requirements for decentralized finance (DeFi). ...

United States Republican Representative Warren Davidson has spoken out against central bank digital currencies, urging Congress to ban them and criminalize their development.In a July 23 Twitter post, Congressman Davidson accused the Federal Reserve of “building the financial equival ...

A bill to create a regulatory framework for digital assets has been introduced by Republican members of the Agriculture and Financial Services Committees of the United States House, the result of several months of joint effort by the two committees.The 212-page bill — called the Fin ...

United States Sen. Jack Reed sponsored a bipartisan bill introduced into the Senate on July 18 that would tighten Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and sanctions requirements for decentralized finance (DeFi). According to a news release on Reed’s website, ...

A former federal prosecutor turned chief executive of a crypto-focused venture capital fund says she would be “surprised” if the United States securities regulator lodges an immediate appeal against the Ripple case ruling, as it currently benefits from lack of “legal clarity.&rd ...

The relatively under-the-radar crypto company Prometheum has been thrust into the spotlight after a recent testimony from its co-founder before a United States House Committee, discussing crypto regulatory clarity. On June 13, Prometheum co-founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan appeared before t ...

United States Congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the "SEC Stabilization Act" into the House of Representatives, announced on June 12. One of the bill's main provisions is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler. Davidson said in a statement: ...

Members of the United States Congress — Brad Sherman and Stephen Lynch — have penned a letter to the heads of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), demanding the implementation of tax regulations for the crypto industry.In a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary ...

Coinbase, Robinhood, and representatives from the United States commodities regulator are set to testify before Congress on June 6 to discuss a newly proposed crypto bill. The trio will be sharing their firm's, or agency’s views on a proposed bill that could see certain crypto t ...

What do progressive Democrats, Republican national security hawks and Wall Street traders have in common? They are all apparently enlisting in United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “anti-crypto army.” The progressive senator’s reported alliance with Marc Cohodes, a Wall Street short-seller who ...

He said so on The Scoop podcast Ardoino thinks the parties in Congress will still reach an agreement Since the consequences would be catastrophic if not CTO of Tether Paolo Ardoino thinks a scenario in which the US declares a technical default is unli ...

Florida Governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said in a conversation with Ilon Musk that if President Biden is re-elected, but bitcoin will be at risk. Ron DeSantis said he supports bitcoin because the first cryptocurrency represents civil liberties. And ...

The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to members of Congress asking them to voluntarily return funds received from the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The office of Republican Senator Bob Latta of Ohio confirmed receiving a letter from the DOJ. In October 2 ...

Joe Biden addressed Congress and urged lawmakers to take away the ability of wealthy crypto investors to avoid paying taxes. Eliminating this loophole would allow the U.S. to raise about $18 billion for the budget, the president believes. It is not yet reported what specifi ...

Warren Davidson, a member of the US House Financial Services Committee, has made headlines by announcing his intention to propose a bill that would change the way decisions are made at the SEC. Specifically, he wants to eliminate the position of chairman and replace it with an executive director ...

According to an interview with Bloomberg, the CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, Denelle Dixon, believes that US lawmakers need to develop regulation for stablecoins tied to the US dollar. This would help strengthen the value of the national currency, as US financial regulators are increa ...

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Denelle Dixon, the CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, shared her views on the need for US lawmakers to regulate stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. Dixon believes that such regulations will not only help strengthen the value of the national currency ...

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, is encouraging users of the popular cryptocurrency exchange to vote for political candidates who support the crypto industry. This comes as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent a notice to Coinbase that it may sue them for selling unregistered se ...