Gensler Claims More Crypto Turf in Washington as Dissent Dithers

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• 2023-07-11
• Bloomberg Gary Gensler Capitol Hill Republicans Maxine Waters GOP lawmakers The SEC US Senate SEC

U.S. House Republicans Propose New Crypto Asset Rules

The proposed bill aims to address the industry's demands by allowing regulated crypto firms to trade digital securities, commodities, and stablecoins in a single platform.

• 2023-06-05
• U.S. House of Representatives digital assets U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Republicans and Democrats Republicans Crypto Asset

Striving for the Impossible: Reasonable Crypto Debate

Debates in crypto are increasingly polarized and politicized, as a recent CoinDesk story about a controversial mining plant in New York shows.

• 2023-05-27
• President Biden Bitcoin Mining Senator Elizabeth Warren Florida governor Gary Gensler social media Republicans technology

US Republicans on Financial Services Committee Seeks Transparency on Crypto Debanks

The US House Financial Services Committee's Republican members are requesting transparency concerning the debanking of several cryptocurrency businesses.

• 2023-04-27
• Financial Services Committee Republican members Comptroller of the Currency Crypto Debanks Republicans