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Treasury Secretary Yellen Holds Unscheduled Meeting With Top Financial Regulators Amid Turmoil in Banking Sector
24.3.2023
U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen initiated an unscheduled Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting with the country’s top financial regulators on Friday amid issues plaguing the U.S. banking sector. Banking stocks and all four U.S. benchmark indexes fell again on Friday as...
Bill by US Congress proposes Bitcoin mining helps in economic growth
24.3.2023
Pete Sessions has introduced a legislature saying how the Bitcoin mining process helps the state achieve energy goals while driving economic growth. Specifically speaking, the legislation talks about Proof of Work having the potential and could be very important for mining Bitcoin as a mainstream...
US Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Central Bank Digital Currency
23.3.2023
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced “legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer” central bank digital currency (CBDC). The lawmaker warned that it “could be used as a financial surveillance tool by the federal government.” Another...
US lawmakers reiterate concerns about 'sham' crypto firm audits to PCAOB
22.3.2023
Two U.S. senators cited the collapse of FTX when writing to the PCAOB chair Erica Williams in January, but now suggest improper auditing could have affected three banks as well
The 11th Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group took place on March 6th & 7th at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
22.3.2023
The 11th edition of the prominent Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group that took place on March 6th & 7th, 2023, at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk, UAE, was a huge success. This edition’s main theme was: Resiliency and Adaptability, which brought an A-list speaker, some of the industry’s...
Congressional privacy proposals could kill scores of blockchain projects
21.3.2023
Lawmakers may be on the brink of scaring blockchain projects into moving offshore or causing them to shut down altogether
In the aftermath of banks’ horrorshow: Law Decoded, March 13–20.
20.3.2023
A week after the twinning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, and the trouble at Credit Suisse, the dust is slowly settling down
Senator Cynthia 'Crypto Queen' Lummis: Lack of Laws Pushing Industry Overseas
20.3.2023
The senator from Wyoming – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival - on crypto's prospects in Washington D.C
Congress announces March 29 hearing into failures of SVB and Signature Bank
17.3.2023
According to the House Financial Services Committee, it expects to hold multiple hearings on "getting to the bottom" of the banks' failures
US lawmaker suggests Signature's collapse was tied to instability of crypto
16.3.2023
Senator Michael Bennet said crypto was not “even as stable as the marijuana industry,” questioning Signature Bank's ability to service digital asset firms but not dispensaries
U.S. Lawmakers Digging Through Crypto Legislation for Bipartisan Winners: Senator
15.3.2023
Ideas have been gathered from the Senate and House, and lawmakers are trying to figure out what can get bipartisan support, said Senate Banking Committee member Thom Tillis
US lawmaker accuses FDIC of using banking instability to attack crypto
15.3.2023
The collapse of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Silvergate Bank has had many in the space reeling — but is the U.S. government trying to "choke off digital assets”?
State caps or federal regulation: What's next for political crypto donations
13.3.2023
The industry isn’t having the best of its moments now, but the topic of campaign donations in crypto remains a relatively safe space for innovation
Nigerian Banks Resume Dispensing Recently Demonetized Naira Banknotes
11.3.2023
According to local reports, Nigerian financial institutions have begun abiding by a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s demonetization of the 1,000, 500 and 100-naira banknotes. According to the court, Nigerian residents will continue to use...
US senators write to banking regulators about potential crypto discrimination
10.3.2023
The four Republican senators sense hints of the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point that used regulation against disfavored industries
How US Judges Might Save Crypto from the SEC
10.3.2023
Separation-of-powers offers hope to the crypto industry, which is under attack from unchecked executive power. Two separate courtrooms in which judges, guided by an impartial legal framework, eschewed that popularist mode of judgment and instead considered the SEC’s claims against the facts...
CBDCs could be 'easily weaponized' to spy on US citizens: Congressman
10.3.2023
Congressman Tom Emmer made the anti-CBDC comments to an audience at the Cato Institute, a think tank in Washington
Investors might have avoided FTX if the SEC had addressed Bitcoin ETFs, says BitGo CEO
9.3.2023
According to Mike Belshe, the U.S. SEC’s reluctance to address a “basic” regulatory issue like the issuance of a BTC ETF could have paved the way for FTX's alleged illicit activities
House Republicans directly criticize Biden administration for digital asset policies
9.3.2023
"Because of actions taken by this Administration, the United States is at risk of pushing the digital asset ecosystem overseas,” said Republican Financial Services Committee members
Biden Budget Plan Would Close Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting Loophole
9.3.2023
U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget will include a provision to close tax loss harvesting on crypto transactions