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Trump's CFTC, FDIC Picks Closer to Taking Over Agencies as They Advance in Senate
3.12.2025
The Senate's process is inching forward on a mass-confirmation that would include two nominations with major crypto implications
Trump's CFTC Pick, Mike Selig, Clears Hurdle on Way Toward Confirmation Vote
20.11.2025
The day after his confirmation hearing, the Senate Agriculture Committee made a quick vote to push Mike Selig toward the overall Senate for a final vote
Senate Banking Panel Advances FDIC's Travis Hill for Wider Confirmation Vote
19.11.2025
The Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines to send FDIC Acting Chair Travis Hill's nomination to the wider Senate for a final vote on taking the permanent job
Sen. Warren Keeps Pressure on Trump Crypto Ties as Market Structure Bill Negotiated
18.11.2025
Senator Elizabeth Warren is maintaining political heat on President Trump's World Liberty Financial business interests in a letter to the Treasury and DOJ
Senate Ag Releases Long-Awaited Version of Crypto Market Structure Legislation
10.11.2025
The bill brings Congress a step closer to firmly defining how the CFTC and SEC can oversee crypto
U.S. Senate Democrats Assure Crypto CEOs They're Still Willing to Move Legislation
22.10.2025
Several top crypto executives met with senators to hash out next steps on moving forward with the bill that would regulate U.S. crypto markets
Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as it Stretches to Second-Longest
22.10.2025
The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals
Senate Republicans Call for Own Meeting With Crypto CEOs After Democrats' Sitdown
21.10.2025
GOP lawmakers are scheduling a followup meeting with crypto CEOs after they meet this week with Senate Democrats on the market structure bill, sources say
Crypto's Half-finished Legislative Agenda Teeters as CEOs Set Meeting With Democrats
20.10.2025
Some of the top digital assets execs are heading to a meeting this week with U.S. Senate Democrats to see about getting the market structure bill moving
Senate Democrats' Leaked Crypto Position Would Strangle DeFi, Industry Insiders Say
10.10.2025
Language said to be a Democratic proposal on handling decentralized finance in the crypto market structure effort is drawing heavy criticism
U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields
8.10.2025
Stand With Crypto encouraged the messaging from its massive online list of advocates, asking the lawmakers to leave the GENIUS Act alone
U.S. Senate Hearing on Crypto Taxes Reveals Headaches for Both Industry and IRS
1.10.2025
A top Coinbase tax executive suggested the IRS isn't ready for the flood of tax reporting about to come in, even as many crypto rules still need to be written
Democrats in Congress Call Foul on Status of Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks
17.9.2025
Senator Elizabeth Warren and others say they're probing whether Sacks has improperly outstayed his "special government employee" status
The Clarity Act Is Probably Dead: Here's What's Next for Its Successor Legislation
16.9.2025
The House bill to regulate U.S. crypto was a big win for the industry, but it's the current Senate effort that's likely to be the one that rules the sector
Father of Crypto Bills, French Hill, Says Market Structure Effort Should Tweak GENIUS
12.9.2025
Hill and Senator Cynthia Lummis agree the earlier stablecoin effort should be edited by the pending market structure bill
Unified Crypto Lobbyists: Protect Software Developers, Senate, or We're Out
27.8.2025
Lobbyists and firms such as Coinbase, Kraken and Ripple told key senators the sector can't support a market structure bill without software developer protection
Crypto's U.S. Policy Aims May Pivot on Resistance from Democratic Senator Warner
26.8.2025
The lawmaker's objections over crypto abuses are seen as a major hurdle needing to be cleared before the Senate's crypto market structure bill can move
While CFTC Awaits New Chairman, Acting Chief Pham Gets Rolling on Crypto
22.8.2025
As U.S. President Donald Trump's chairman nominee, Brian Quintenz, remains in a confirmation holding pattern, the CFTC starts another "crypto sprint."
Crypto World Petitions Trump to Push Quintenz's CFTC Nomination in Ongoing Saga
20.8.2025
The industry is now openly urging the confirmation process that was delayed by the White House for the CFTC leadership that will be key to digital assets regulation
New Lummis Bill Would Back Effort to Ensure Crypto Assets Can Justify U.S. Mortgages
29.7.2025
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced another crypto bill, this one meant to reinforce an effort underway to allow use of digital assets in mortgage underwriting