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US Lawmaker Expects Donald Trump to Become ‘a Lot More’ Crypto Friendly in Second Term as President

14.1.2024
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer expects former U.S. President Donald Trump to become “a lot more” friendly toward cryptocurrency if he returns to the White House. Trump has launched three non-fungible token (NFT) collections since leaving office. Meanwhile, some analysts predict that...

Hong Kong Lawmaker Urges Government to Follow US in Approving Spot Bitcoin ETFs

11.1.2024
Source: Pixabay In the wake of the United States’ approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, a lawmaker in Hong Kong has called on the local government to swiftly follow suit and position the city as a leader in the cryptocurrency space. Johnny Ng, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council...

South Korean Lawmaker: Top Crypto Exchanges ‘Neglect Responsibilities’

9.1.2024
Source: efired/Adobe A South Korean lawmaker has claimed that the nation’s leading crypto exchanges are “neglecting their responsibilities to protect investors.” According to a report from Daehan Geumyoong Shinmun, the comments came from Min Byeong-deok. Min is a member of the National Assembly’s...

75 US Lawmakers Now Support CBDC Anti-Surveillance Bill

2.1.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer’s CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act now has 75 cosponsors. “A central bank digital currency is government-controlled programmable money that, if not designed to emulate cash, could give the federal government the ability to surveil and restrict Americans’ transactions,”...

Lawmaker Raises Red Flags Over Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Regulation Proposal

27.12.2023
A Hong Kong lawmaker expressed worries that new stablecoin regulations could disrupt crypto markets. Image by mehaniq41, Adobe Stock. Today, Hong Kong’s financial authorities—the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)—unveiled their plan...

US Lawmaker Spotlights Crypto Bills Approved by House Committee This Year

26.12.2023
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has highlighted various crypto bills that passed out of the House Committee on Financial Services this year. Among them is his appropriations amendment barring the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “from using taxpayer dollars on its abusive crypto...

US Lawmakers Slam SEC and Chair Gensler for Refusing to Provide Clear Regulation for Crypto Industry

17.12.2023
U.S. lawmakers have slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chairman Gary Gensler for refusing to provide clear crypto regulation. “SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s continued refusal to provide clarity for the digital asset ecosystem is shameful,” one congressman said....

Lawmaker Calls for the UK Government to Do More for Blockchain

15.12.2023
Member of Parliament Natalie Elphicke also announced that the parliamentary group she chairs will be hosting industry round tables and a call for evidence

India Won't See Crypto or Web3 Bill for Another 18 Months, Senior Lawmaker Tells CoinDesk

7.12.2023
India is unlikely to bring a crypto or Web3-specific legislative bill anytime soon and perhaps all the way up to mid-2025, said one of the most senior politicians in India's government overseeing the financial evolution of the nation

US Lawmaker Blasts SEC for Deliberately Obfuscating Crypto Regulations — Questions Chair Gensler’s Personal Agenda

7.12.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for having a deliberate policy preference to provide less clarity to the crypto market. “The SEC is not adhering to the law. That’s why it keeps losing in court,” said Congressman Tom Emmer as he questioned...

Congressman Calls for Gensler’s Removal After SEC Sues a Crypto Exchange Twice in 10 Months

23.11.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has urged Congress to pass his bill that would fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. This call followed the securities regulator filing a second lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken this year after the exchange paid $30 million to settle...

US Lawmaker Urges Congress to Focus on Attracting Crypto Opportunities to Bolster National Security

23.11.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has called on Congress to focus its efforts on bringing more crypto activity and opportunities to the United States in order to “bolster U.S. national security.” Citing the Department of Justice’s action against crypto exchange Binance, the lawmaker stressed that Congress does...

Hong Kong Lawmaker Proposes Bitcoin in Investment Immigration Program

13.11.2023
Source: LT/Adobe A Hong Kong lawmaker has proposed to incorporate Bitcoin trading into the city’s licensed exchanges in the revived investment immigration program. The initiative signals a progressive shift in embracing cryptocurrencies within the sphere of high-stakes financial endeavors....

US Lawmaker: Crypto Is Not the Problem, Bad Actors That Exist in Every Industry Are

12.11.2023
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has defended crypto against claims that the asset class is heavily used in illicit finance. Emphasizing that “Crypto is not the problem, bad actors that exist in every industry are,” the lawmaker pointed out that crypto accounts for less than 1% of...

US lawmaker proposes to cut SEC chair Gary Gensler’s salary to $1

7.11.2023
The Financial Services and General Government bill proposes to drastically cut funding to the SEC and other government agencies

SEC Faces Criticism from Democrat Lawmaker Over Handling of Crypto Accounting Bulletin

3.11.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is under scrutiny after Democratic lawmaker Rep. Wiley Nickel from North Carolina criticized the agency’s management of a controversial bulletin concerning the accounting of companies’ crypto holdings. Rep. Nickel has voiced concerns about...