Search
Stablecoin Bill Could be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg
25.4.2024
U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the short run.”
Sen. Lummis: It'll Pay to 'Choose Circle Over Tether' Under U.S. Stablecoin Proposal
18.4.2024
Circle Internet Financial would have a distinct advantage over global stablecoin leader Tether under U.S. regulations along the lines being suggested by new legislation, according to one of the latest bill's authors, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
U.S. Senators Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation With New Bill
17.4.2024
U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are taking another swing at crypto-specific legislation, with a narrowly tailored bill seeking to define how stablecoins – cryptocurrencies that maintain a value with some other asset, like the U.S. dollar – will operate in...
Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has 'Workable' Stablecoin Bill
20.3.2024
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said some of the recent chaos in Congress derailed crypto legislation for a while, but a stablecoin bill is largely worked out in the House of Representatives and just needs a schedule floor vote
Fed Chair Powell Briefs Lawmakers on US Central Bank Digital Currency Progress
15.2.2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update to Congress members regarding the Fed’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) work. “If we’re going to have a CBDC, Congress needs to authorize it,” he stressed. Moreover, the Fed chair reportedly said that a framework...
Ex-Senator Who Once Shepherded Crypto Legislation Sees No Path in Current Congress
21.9.2023
Former U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who tried and failed to push his own crypto legislation through Congress before leaving at the start of the year, can’t see how the current Senate will have any better luck, despite recent progress in the House of Representatives
US FSC Chairman eyes regulatory clarity for crypto, stablecoin ecosystems
24.7.2023
The upcoming FCA meeting is aimed at providing regulatory clarity for the digital asset ecosystem — cryptocurrencies, blockchain development and stablecoin payments
Circle CEO Allaire Puts Pressure on House Lawmakers To Pass a Stablecoin Bill
13.6.2023
The CEO of stablecoin issuer Circle put the pressure on lawmakers to pass a stablecoin bill and get it signed by President Joe Biden as other countries forge ahead.
Delivering a stablecoin bill to “President Biden’s desk should be a national priority,” said CEO Jeremy Allaire in his prepared...
US House Financial Services Committee Republicans Reach Some Compromise With Democrats on Latest Version of a Stablecoin Bill
9.6.2023
The House Financial Services Committee under its Republican leadership has dropped a new version of its stablecoin bill after receiving feedback from its Democratic members.
The bill, which is still a discussion draft, would regulate payment stablecoins specifically, and would allow state...
Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation
16.4.2023
The Financial Services Committee issued a memorandum to announce an upcoming hearing titled “Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation.”
Rep. McHenry gives progress report on stablecoin legislation, says it’s an ‘ugly baby’
13.10.2022
The ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee praised the bipartisanship behind the coming bill, but says there are “complex conversations” ahead