Did Crypto Cash Break the U.S. Elections?
Years ago, a Supreme Court decision opened the door for more corporate money in politics, and a trio of crypto companies has blasted that door off its hinges.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Rises Into Role Where Crypto Sector Won’t Shake Her
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has long been held up as the crypto industry’s chief opponent in Congress, and she’s now ascending to the role as the top Democrat in the Senate Banking Committee, where she’ll be heard from on the digital assets legislation that likely needs a sign-off from that panel.
UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto’s Legal Status
The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
A U.S. Crypto Bill’s 2024 Chances
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told the audience at a “Crypto4Harris” virtual event that he hoped to shepherd crypto legislation through Congress and have President Joe Biden sign the bill into law by the end of 2024. It was a bold promise, one that on first blush seems like a hard pledge to fulfill.
Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around Sanctions
Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to try to circumvent international sanctions – but this effort may not work, several policy and legal experts told CoinDesk.
Trump’s Talk of Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details
Former President Donald Trump, a sitting U.S. senator and some of the biggest names in bitcoin {{BTC}} investing all seem to agree that the U.S. should begin building a reserve of the most prominent crypto token. But concrete details are few, and it’s not an idea that’s likely to be executed anytime soon.
India to Release Its Crypto Policy Stance by September After Stakeholder Consultations: Report
India plans to put out a discussion paper outlining its policy stance on cryptocurrencies before September, according to Indian news outlet Moneycontrol citing an interview with Senior Finance Ministry Official Ajay Seth.
U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That’s Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved another piece of cryptocurrency legislation with a routine voice vote, though the bill to set up a government working group to assess how to keep bad actors from using digital assets isn’t likely to become a law as-is.
As the U.S. Commodities Regulator Urges Fast Crypto Action, Senators Still Scrambling
While Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said that her latest legislative proposal for overseeing the crypto markets is on the way to her panel’s fellow members this week, the committee’s top Republican said his meetings with the digital assets industry indicate that those businesses don’t yet like what they’re seeing.
Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off
A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but industry insiders consider its chances for survival to be limited.