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Lawmaker Demands Overhaul Amid Regulatory Failures: ‘The Era of Post-Financial Crisis Regulation Is Over’
21.11.2024
“Post-financial crisis regulation is over,” a top U.S. lawmaker has declared, calling for urgent reforms to digital asset oversight, regulatory transparency, and leadership accountability at federal agencies. Lawmaker’s Warning Signals Major Shake-up for Financial Oversight Agencies House Financial...
Sen. Hagerty introduces Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2024
11.10.2024
The new bill is a refinement of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s 2023 bill, which has bipartisan support
Gensler grilled as most ‘destructive’ SEC chair before congressional hearing
25.9.2024
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has taken heat from lawmakers and members of his own agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over his handling of crypto regulation in the United States
US representative criticizes Gensler as most ‘destructive’ SEC chair during hearing
25.9.2024
SEC Chair Gary Gensler faced criticism from lawmakers and agency members during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over his handling of crypto regulation in the United States
Lawmakers Question SEC Over Disruptive Crypto Custody Rules
25.9.2024
Congressional leaders are pressing regulators over concerns that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new guidelines on digital asset custody could disrupt financial innovation and regulatory collaboration. Lawmakers question whether the SEC acted prematurely, potentially...
'We are Running Out of Time': U.S. House Democrat Urges Stablecoin Bill Compromise
24.9.2024
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the House Financial Services Committee's ranking Democrat, suggested in a Securities and Exchange Commission oversight hearing on Tuesday that she and the Republican chairman should finish a bill this year to regulate U.S. stablecoin issuers
House Republicans urge SEC to rescind ‘disastrous’ SAB 121
24.9.2024
The House and Senate Republicans claimed the SEC evaded the notice and comment rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing SAB 121
House Republicans urge SEC to rescind ‘disastrous’ SAB 121
24.9.2024
The House and Senate Republicans claimed the SEC evaded the notice and comment rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing SAB 121
US Lawmakers Call for Clear SEC Rules on Digital Asset Airdrops
19.9.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer is pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear rules on digital asset airdrops, arguing that current regulatory uncertainty is stifling innovation and blocking American participation in blockchain projects. He emphasized the importance...
House Republicans demand SEC’s Gensler clarify crypto airdrops stance
18.9.2024
US Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry gave Gary Gensler until the end of the month to answer questions about the SEC’s approach to crypto airdrops.
House Republicans demand SEC’s Gensler clarify crypto airdrops stance
18.9.2024
US Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry gave Gary Gensler until the end of the month to answer questions about the SEC’s approach to crypto airdrops.
U.S. Republican Lawmakers Say Crypto Legislation Not Yet Off the Table for This Year
17.9.2024
Two of the leading U.S. lawmakers seeking crypto oversight legislation, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), are maintaining their position that a chance remains for a bill to clear Congress before the year is out
U.S. House Committee Plans for Heap of Crypto Hearings in September
29.8.2024
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is poised to launch a series of crypto hearings digging into several aspects of the industry, including decentralized finance (DeFi), the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of digital assets businesses and the implications of "pig butchering"...
Patrick McHenry Explains FIT21's Passage
19.6.2024
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and has been the leading Republican on the panel for years. Last year, he spent a few weeks as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, after lawmakers voted to oust then-speaker Kevin...
McHenry urges Senate to pass FIT21 crypto bill before election
31.5.2024
The United States House’s widely positive vote on the crypto-regulating FIT21 bill should be “a wake-up call” to the Senate to quickly pass it, says Rep. Patrick McHenry
U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year
30.5.2024
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) vowed the crypto industry won't have long to wait to get U.S. regulations, now that the U.S. House of Representatives has shown the way
The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act Is a Watershed Moment for Our Industry
22.5.2024
U.S. House's McHenry Says Bill on Crypto Market Structure Will Get Floor Vote
10.5.2024
The most comprehensive U.S. cryptocurrency legislation to so far make it through a congressional committee will get even further, with the entire House of Representatives set to vote on whether to approve it soon, according to Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the chairman of the House Financial...
House Poised to Vote on Erasing SEC Crypto Policy While President Biden Vows Veto
8.5.2024
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a resolution Wednesday to reject the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cryptocurrency accounting guidance that the industry said has deterred banks from handling crypto customers, but President Joe Biden is already promising he'll veto...
Stablecoin Legislation Unlikely To Be Tacked To FAA Reauthorization, Democratic Aide Reveals
1.5.2024
Proposed stablecoin legislation is unlikely to be tacked onto the must-pass Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization bill despite earlier reports, a Democratic aide on Capitol Hill said Tuesday. Should stablecoin legislation fail to find a must-pass bill it can merge with,...