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Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready

7.12.2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will testify when he has finished “learning...

Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’

4.12.2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid in his discussions about the collapse of his crypto exchange, FTX. “SBF has not, in fact, been candid in his discussions. He committed fraud, full...

Crypto Industry a Disaster in Need of Rebranding, UK Lawmaker Says

1.12.2022
The lawmaker begs the industry to leave the "bad boats" to burn out at sea and ditch the word "crypto" following FTX collapse

US lawmaker questions major crypto exchanges on consumer protection amid FTX collapse

29.11.2022
Binance, Coinbase, Bitfinex, Gemini, Kraken and KuCoin were targets of one senator's probe into protections the firms had in place if a failure similar to FTX's occurred again

US Lawmaker: FTX Collapse Isn’t a Crypto Failure — It’s a Failure of SEC, Bankman-Fried, Centralized Finance

24.11.2022
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer says the FTX meltdown is not a crypto failure but a failure with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, and centralized finance. “We need to get to the bottom of this. We need to understand why Gary Gensler and the SEC were not doing their...

Report: Kenyan Lawmaker Proposes Introducing Crypto Income and Capital Gains Tax

23.11.2022
According to a capital markets amendment bill reportedly sponsored by Kenyan lawmaker Abraham Kirwa, cryptocurrency holders in the country will be obliged to pay taxes on gains. In addition, the bill (if passed into law) would require crypto holders to furnish Kenya’s Capital Markets...

FTX collapse was a 'dumpster fire', says US lawmaker announcing investigative hearing

16.11.2022
"There is no sugarcoating it: the FTX collapse has been a dumpster fire,” said House Financial Services Committee ranking member Patrick McHenry

Binance Denies Accusation From UK Lawmaker That It Deliberately Sank FTX

16.11.2022
The exchange sent a five page document outlining the sequence of events that led to the FTX collapse to UK lawmakers

US Lawmaker Urges SEC to ‘Take Decisive Action’ to Regulate Crypto Industry — Plans to Examine Options for Federal Legislation

16.11.2022
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “take decisive action to put an end to the regulatory gray area in which the crypto industry has operated.” He added that he plans to work with his colleagues in Congress in the coming weeks...

US lawmaker blames 'billionaire crypto bros' for delayed legislation

14.11.2022
The collapse of FTX has raised alarm bells across Washington D.C

Republican lawmaker claims SEC chair was coordinating with FTX 'to obtain regulatory monopoly'

10.11.2022
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer did not provide any evidence to his claim Gary Gensler was "helping SBF and FTX work on legal loopholes," but said he was looking into the matter

US lawmaker warns of 'major consequences' for users of unregulated crypto firms, citing FTX

10.11.2022
"FTX’s FTT tokens are now worthless, and even worse, FTX.com customers are completely unable to access their funds,” said Maxine Waters

UK’s Crypto Future Is Bright No Matter Who’s in Charge, Lawmaker Says

10.11.2022
Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron’s cross-party group for digital assets is working to ensure crypto regulations remain apolitical amid all the changes in leadership

UK Powers to Regulate Crypto Ads Approved by Lawmaker Committee

3.11.2022
All kinds of unregistered crypto providers, including stablecoin issuers, could also be outlawed by the rules

Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils

2.11.2022
Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed. While the draft law states that the circulation of the minted coins should take place outside Russian jurisdiction, an upcoming bill provides for their use under “experimental...

UK Stablecoin Rules Approved by Lawmaker Committee

27.10.2022
Rishi Sunak’s government said it wants to “tentatively seize” crypto opportunities as it prepares to widen the regulatory net

US Lawmaker Calls on SEC to Issue Crypto Regulations — Says ‘a Formal Regulatory Process Is Needed Now’

16.10.2022
A U.S. senator has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue crypto regulations now “through a transparent notice-and-comment regulatory process.” He stressed that “some digital assets are securities, others may be commodities, and others may subject to...