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As House Panel Kicks Tires on Stablecoin Bill, Old-School Finance Giants Reveal Shift
11.3.2025
In a U.S. congressional hearing on the new House stablecoin bill, witnesses including BNY Mellon and a Wall Street super-lawyer further show a tradfi arrival
U.S. Senate Expected to Vote on Erasing IRS's Crypto Broker Rule That Threatens DeFi: Source
3.3.2025
Senate leaders are said to be queuing up votes to reverse two Biden-era regulations tied to digital assets: the IRS DeFi rule and a CFPB digital-payments rule
U.S. House Committee Advances Effort to Erase IRS' DeFi Tax Rule
26.2.2025
A joint resolution in Congress seeks to reverse a December move by the IRS to impose a tax regime in DeFi, and the House has taken the first steps to do that
SEC Poised to Drop Coinbase Lawsuit, Marking Big Moment for U.S. Crypto
21.2.2025
The company says the commission will vote on a deal negotiated by staff to abandon the enforcement case at the core of the agency's previous crypto stance
Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule
19.2.2025
In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy
Crypto Industry Gets Chance to Make Its Case to U.S. Congress
12.2.2025
In a hearing with the loaded title "A Golden Age of Digital Assets," the sector was — for the first time — mostly treated as a welcome arrival to U.S. finance
Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto
11.2.2025
As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell says such tales are a worry he'll address
Trump's Crypto Czar Sacks Says 'Golden Age' Coming
4.2.2025
David Sacks and the leaders of the congressional committees that will handle crypto legislation outlined their plans at a press conference
Ripple Drops Another $25M Into Crypto PAC to Sway 2026 Congressional Races
27.11.2024
Fairshake will have a whopping $103 million to spend on the next U.S. congressional election — so far — thanks to another $25 million just promised from Ripple Labs.This latest contribution puts the political action committee in a powerful position to repeat its successes from this year's...
US Lawmakers Call for Clear SEC Rules on Digital Asset Airdrops
19.9.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer is pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear rules on digital asset airdrops, arguing that current regulatory uncertainty is stifling innovation and blocking American participation in blockchain projects. He emphasized the importance...
Digital Chamber urges US crypto users to support new NFT bill
17.9.2024
Crypto advocates urged Americans to help the industry flourish without "misapplied" securities regulations.
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
6.8.2024
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that's now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry's political forces are shifting their attention toward some of the final U.S. congressional primaries of 2024, including Tuesday's elections in Missouri and Washington state
Anti-Crypto Mixer Blockchain Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives
11.5.2024
The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on using cryptocurrency mixers, was introduced by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on March 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Foster, Brad Sherman, and Emanuel Cleaver, the bill...
Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC
8.2.2024
Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets play in risk management and information...
U.S. Congress Members Push Back Against SEC’s Controversial Accounting Bulletin SAB 121
2.2.2024
U.S. Congress Members introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday in hopes of overturning the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121). Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Representative Wiley Nickel (D-NC), and Mike Flood (R-NE) have joined...
Congressman Rand Paul Reintroduces ‘Audit the Fed’ Bill
29.1.2024
Congressman Rand Paul reintroduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, also known as the “Audit the Fed” Bill, as a standalone piece of regulation into the U.S. Senate. The bill seeks to take the lid off what Paul considers to be the “entirely unknown inner workings”...
Senate Ethics Committee Urged to Investigate Senator Elizabeth Warren on Misleading Crypto Statements
30.12.2023
The CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce says the Senate Ethics Committee should launch a full investigation on Senator Elizabeth Warren for making false and misleading statements about crypto. “Senator Elizabeth Warren has misled the American people as well as the U.S. Congress on multiple...
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...
Ripple Reveals 2024 Crypto Predictions: SEC Crackdown to Continue, Regulation Will Hinder US Crypto Firms
18.12.2023
Ripple has shared several crypto predictions for 2024. The firm’s chief legal officer expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue its crackdown on the crypto industry. In addition, he foresees U.S. Congress disagreeing on the best course of action for crypto...
CFTC Chairman: Many Crypto Tokens Are Considered Commodities Under Existing Laws
17.12.2023
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has stated that many digital assets are considered commodities under existing law. Behnam urged the U.S. Congress to hasten the process of establishing a regulatory regime for cryptocurrency. He also emphasized that...