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Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless 'Emergency' Order
5.3.2024
In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an “emergency” request for mining energy metrics
Chamber of Digital Commerce: SEC Actions ‘Pose Separation of Powers and Due Process Concerns’
1.3.2024
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a Washington-based blockchain advocacy group, has filed an amicus curiae document on the SEC v Payward, Inc. (Kraken) case. The chamber argues that the actions of the SEC pose “separation of powers and due process” concerns and that digital assets...
Chamber of Digital Commerce Files Brief on Behalf of Kraken in Controversial SEC Case
29.2.2024
Crypto advocacy group the Chamber of Digital Commerce has thrown its support behind Kraken in its battle against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a February 27 court filing. The brief marks the latest stage in Kraken's legal saga with the federal agency...
Crypto Advocacy Group Urges Senate Banking Chair to Reject Elizabeth Warren’s DAAMLA Bill
21.2.2024
US crypto advocacy group, the Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC), is opposing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s anti money-laundering (AML) DAAMLA legislation, claiming she is “trying to kill the entire industry,” according to a tweet yesterday on X. Digital assets have been under attack...
Blockchain Advocacy Groups Slam EIA’s ‘Politically Motivated’ Inquiry Into US Crypto Mining
8.2.2024
After the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) declared its intention to launch an urgent inquiry into the power consumption of cryptocurrency mining within the nation, two blockchain advocacy organizations have labeled the move as a “politically motivated” drive against...
Crypto lobby spending in U.S. set to beat 2022 record: Report
17.11.2023
With more than a month left before the end of 2023, the United States crypto industry has already spent $20 million on lobbying efforts
How Blockchain Technology Empowers Law Enforcement in Crypto Investigations
24.10.2023
Despite what some have been led to believe, “cryptocurrency isn’t the currency of choice for criminals,” according to Perianne Boring, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Writing in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Boring hit back at the accusations made by the same...
US Chamber of Digital Commerce Backs Binance, Urges SEC to Drop Lawsuit
21.10.2023
In a significant move on Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading crypto policymaking advocacy group, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dismiss its lawsuit against cryptocurrency giant Binance. SEC’s Authority Questioned:...
Chamber of Digital Commerce launches Digital Power Network miners’ coalition
19.9.2023
The new advocacy group already represents over half the country’s Bitcoin hash rate and will seek to shape energy policy and champion Bitcoin and blockchain
Canadians are moving past crypto speculative trading: Coinbase country head
17.8.2023
The industry should build trust with retail consumers as Canada shifts to a digital economy, says Coinbase country director for Canada, Lucas Matheson
Chamber of Digital Commerce Policy VP Criticizes SEC’s Aggressive Stance on Crypto Industry Regulation
16.8.2023
During an interview, Cody Carbone, the Vice President of Policy at the Chamber of Digital Commerce, expressed his concerns regarding the regulatory stance the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted toward the cryptocurrency industry.
Carbone highlighted that the SEC’s approach...
U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit
12.8.2023
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), a number of crypto lobbying organizations and a group of professors called on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Friday
Blockchain arms race risks being won by 'adversarial nations' — US crypto lobby group
19.5.2023
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has urged Congress to set up a Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Solarium Commission to develop crypto regulation
Chamber of Digital Commerce Pens Call to Action for US Congress To Pass Crypto Legislation
18.5.2023
The Chamber of Digital Commerce is calling on the US Congress to get it together and pass legislation for digital assets.
The advocacy group with members such as Binance, Circle, Fidelity Investments and others, say they want lawmakers to organize a “Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology...
Binance joins lobbying group as criticism of the exchange ramps up
20.12.2022
The exchange has come under increasing pressure from critics after the collapse of its rival, FTX
CDC gives nod to Lummis-Gillibrand bill in proposed amicus brief in SEC v. Ripple case
14.9.2022
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has requested to file an amicus brief in the protracted SEC case against Ripple Labs and supports legislating to clear up legal gray area
Chamber of Digital Commerce says 'the time has come' for the SEC to approve a Bitcoin ETF
12.9.2022
“As the SEC continues to stonewall, the United States continues to fall further behind other countries as capital that would have been invested in the United States," said the CDC
New York Bill That Aims to Establish a Bitcoin Mining Moratorium Awaits Governor Hochul’s Signature
3.6.2022
The state of New York passed a bill that puts a moratorium on specific types of cryptocurrency mining operations that leverage carbon-based energy sources. The policy will place a two-year ban on proof-of-work (PoW) mining if the assembly bill is approved by New York governor Kathy Hochul. New York...
Powerful blockchain lobby group urges Washington not to overregulate stablecoins
19.10.2021
The stablecoin market is valued at over $130 billion and growing rapidly, putting federal regulators on high alert over systemic risk
Goldman Sachs Reports Rising Customer Demand for BTC: Predicts an ‘Explosion’ in the Use of Digital Currencies
12.3.2021
John Waldron, the chief operating officer (COO) of Goldman Sachs, says the financial services giant is seeing rising customer demand to own and invest in bitcoin. Nevertheless, the COO explained that his organization was still exploring ways of satisfying this demand without running afoul...