House Ag Committee Advances Market Structure Bill, Other Crypto Actions Pending
The market structure bill got an overhaul in two House committees at the same time while the Senate’s stablecoin bill is steaming toward a finish.
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Argentine President Milei Cleared of Misconduct Over LIBRA Promotion: Report
A resolution issued on Friday argued that Javier Milei was speaking “as an economist and not a public official”
Coinbase, BiT Global End Legal Fight Over WBTC Delisting
BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses.
Hashed Research CEO Appointed Chief Policy Officer at Korea’s Presidential Office
Hashed’s Kim Yong-beom was the former Vice Minister at Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance.
House Dems Get Bonus Hearing on Crypto Market Structure, Assail Trump Conflicts
Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, pressured an additional hearing on the crypto market structure bill.
Trump’s Crypto Ties at Forefront as U.S. Lawmakers Weigh Crypto Market Structure Bill
Two House of Representatives hearings dug into the details of the current legislation to regulate U.S. crypto markets, but Trump loomed over the discussions.
South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly Lee Jae-myung as New President
During the election Lee Jae-myung made a host of crypto promises to appeal to the nation’s 15 million crypto investors.
Stablecoin Bills in House and Senate Still Need to Mesh on Several Points: French Hill
The U.S. crypto bills are similar but must work out matters of acceptable foreign oversight, who regulates in the U.S. and on Big Tech issuers, the top lawmaker said.
France Charges 25 People, Including 6 Minors, in Crypto Kidnapping Cases
The investigation is largely focused on the kidnapping attempt of the daughter and grandson of the CEO of crypto exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat.
Trump’s Memecoin Dinner Questioned by Top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee
Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House panel overseeing the legal system, asked the president to produce the guest list of his private event.