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2024 Republican Platform Defends Bitcoin Mining and the Right to Self-Custody Crypto

8.7.2024
The Republican Party has integrated cryptocurrency issues into its 2024 platform titled “Make America Great Again.” The document outlines the party’s intention to “end Democrats’ unlawful and unAmerican crypto crackdown” on law-abiding citizens. Republican Party...

Former British Finance Minister Denies Crypto Lobbying Allegations

9.2.2024
The UK’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Philip Hammond, has denied allegations that he may have been illegally lobbying for crypto company Copper. Hammond currently Chairs the Switzerland-based crypto firm. He has had the appointment since January last year after first serving as...

Digital Asset Executives Raise $78 Million to Support Pro-Crypto and Responsible Regulations in 2024

18.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock Fairshakes has raised $78 million to fund pro-crypto legislators and support leaders who support blockchain innovation in the United States. A Dec 18 press release states the firm’s commitment to drive developments and positive policies around the industry after...

Cryptocurrency Industry Spends Record $18.96 Million in Federal Lobbying So Far in 2023

5.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock The cryptocurrency industry has spent a staggering $18.96 million in federal lobbying in the first three quarters of 2023. The figure surpasses the $16.1 million spent during the same period in 2022, Reuters reported, citing data from nonprofit research group OpenSecrets. ...

U.S. Crypto Lobbying on Course for Record Spend This Year

5.12.2023
Crypto companies spent almost $19 million on lobbying by the end of the third quarter compared with $16 million in the same period last year

U.S. Crypto Lobby Spending Surpasses $20 Million in 2023, On Track to Beat 2022 Record

17.11.2023
Adobe Over $20 million has been spent on crypto-related lobbying in the United States this year, a new report shows. According to a recent CoinGecko report, the amount spent on cryptocurrency lobbying was $20.19 million, a figure set to break last year’s $22 million mark as recent data does...

Crypto Lobbying Needs a Reset: More FTC, less SEC

24.2.2023
Of all the Securities and Exchange Commission’s actions against crypto entities that have stirred the industry’s ire, the agency’s recent move forcing New York-based Paxos to cease issuing its partner Binance’s BUSD stablecoin is the most deserving of an outcry. How, critics rightfully asked, can...

FTX Debtors Demand Return of Funds Given to US Politicians and Super PACs

6.2.2023
FTX debtors are seeking to claw back millions of dollars given to U.S. political action committees (PACs) and political figures. Confidential letters have been sent to individuals and organizations, requesting the return of the funds by Feb. 28, 2023. Some bureaucrats, such as Democratic Senators...

Sam Bankman-Fried to Step Back from Crypto Lobbying and Let ‘Crypto Twitter’ Take Charge

31.10.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the outspoken CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, has offered what he calls his "final thoughts" on the optimal lobbying strategy for the crypto and blockchain industry that could pave the way for more industry-friendly regulation in the U.S. At the same time,...

Computer scientists and academics pursue efforts to stop crypto lobbying in US

1.6.2022
Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier said in a report that blockchain is not secure and not really decentralized

Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies

19.5.2022
Coinbase’s new “crypto native think tank” features an advisory board of finance and law academics from top United States universities and will publish original research to shape policies around crypto

Okcoin's USD 165M Bitcoin Plan, Binance's Targets, Crypto Lobbying + More News

10.3.2022
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Foundry Digital Joins Crypto Lobbying Group Blockchain Association

3.3.2022
The company joins the lobbying group as policymakers consider regulations for the crypto industry

US crypto lobbying expenditure doubles in 2021: Here are the biggest spenders

8.2.2022
Ripple Labs spent the most on crypto lobbying in the U.S. over the past five years, with expenses totaling $2 million

Crypto Lobbying in the US Jumped 116% in 12 Months With $9.56 Million Spent in 2021

8.2.2022
Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are concerned about the future legislation revolving around the cryptocurrency industry and money spent on lobbying cemented this fact. A recently published study indicates that money spent on crypto lobbying jumped 116% in 12 months with $9.56 million leveraged...

Apple's Metaverse, Crypto Lobbying, WisdomTree's Wallet, USD 80M DeFi Hack + More News

28.1.2022
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