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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

Donald Trump Proposes Elimination of US Income Tax, Introduction of Tariffs

14.6.2024
U.S. presidential candidate and former 45th President Donald Trump has been proposing the idea of eliminating the country’s income tax and substituting it with tariffs. Trump Discusses Tariff-Based Revenue System With Republican Lawmakers On June 13, Donald Trump met with Republican lawmakers...

U.S. Republican Senators Renew Efforts to Block CBDC Implementation

27.2.2024
US Senators have renewed their assault on any potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) based on the dollar. Republican lawmakers including Ted Cruz, Bill Hagerty, Rick Scott, Ted Budd, and Mike Braun, yesterday filed The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. Their proposal pulls no punches....

Republican Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Ban a CBDC in the U.S. ... Again

27.2.2024
Another group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation to block efforts to introduce a digital dollar

US Congressional Committee Demands SEC Briefing on Misleading Bitcoin ETF Information on X

11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock A group of Republican lawmakers from the US House Financial Services Committee has urged Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to address inquiries concerning the hack of the agency’s X account on January 9, 2024. In a press release on January...

Republican Lawmakers Reintroduce CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to Block Digital Dollar

13.9.2023
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer, with the support of 49 Republican lawmakers, reintroduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. This legislation seeks to block the issuance of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) that could undermine Americans' right to financial privacy, as per the...

Republican Lawmakers Accuse Fed of Obstructing Advancements on Stablecoin Bill

29.8.2023
A group of Republican lawmakers have expressed their concerns regarding the Federal Reserve's recent measures aimed at strengthening its oversight of crypto and stablecoin activities within banks. These lawmakers have complained that such actions are hindering the advancement of their proposed...

Republican Lawmakers Demand Gensler Tell Them How Prometheum Got SEC Approval

15.8.2023
Republicans on the U.S. congressional committee that oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are demanding agency Chair Gary Gensler explain how Prometheum Inc. won its unique approval as a broker-dealer for crypto

Republican Lawmakers Accuse SEC Chair Gensler of Manipulating News Cycle to Hinder Crypto Legislation

20.7.2023
Senior Republican members of the US House of Representatives expressed their concern about the US Securities Exchange Commission’s approach to crypto regulation in a letter to the financial regulator’s chair Gary Gensler. Representatives French Hill of Arkansas and Dusty Johnson of South Dakota...

US Senator Expresses Concern Over Prometheum Co-CEO’s Congressional Testimony

11.7.2023
On Monday, U.S. senator Thomas Tuberville (R-AL) published an open letter to U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler expressing concern over allegations that Prometheum, Inc., a registered digital asset company, may have provided...

Republican Congressman Seeks to Oust SEC Chair Gensler With SEC Stabilization Act

13.6.2023
Warren Davidson, the Republican congressman who first introduced the legislation in mid-April, has filed the SEC Stabilization Act to remove Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Davidson insists the act aims to safeguard U.S. capital markets...

Donald Trump Urges Republicans to Let US Default on Debt if Democrats Don’t Agree to Spending Cuts

11.5.2023
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to let the U.S. default on its debt obligations if the Democrats do not agree on “massive” spending cuts. Trump, who is also running for president in 2024, stressed that letting the U.S. default is “better than what we’re doing right...

Stabilizing the Banking System: Biden Reassures Public Amid First Republic Bank Collapse, but Warns of National Debt Default

1.5.2023
Amid the collapse of the second, third, and fourth largest banks in American history, U.S. president Joe Biden reassured the public that the country’s banking system remains sturdy. However, the president also acknowledged the “threat by the speaker of the House to default on...

Texas Lawmakers Introduce Bill Proposing to Establish a Gold-Backed Digital Currency

8.4.2023
Two Republican lawmakers from Texas, senator Bryan Hughes and representative Mark Dorazio, have introduced legislation to create a gold-backed digital currency that could be enacted by the state legislature. The policymakers believe that this currency could greatly benefit the Lone Star State...

Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for US Justice Department's Assessment

5.10.2022
A group of Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to share the Justice Department's assessment on whether the Federal Reserve has the necessary authority to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC)