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Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto

12.9.2023
While U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the most important crypto sentiments may have come from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who tarred much of the industry as dangerous fraudsters

Defiant Gensler Returns to Crypto Grievances Ahead of Senate Testimony

11.9.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is doubling down on his crypto objections in his first remarks following the second recent court setback in his agency’s sweeping legal fight with the industry

SEC’s Gensler Should Be Focus of More Hearings on Treatment of Crypto: U.S. Senator

7.9.2023
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) previewed the lawmaker ire in store for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler as Congress returns from its summer break, with Hagerty accusing the regulator of stomping on crypto innovation during a speech on Thursday

Don’t Pop the Champagne on U.S. Crypto Bills – Progress in Congress Has Been Costly

1.8.2023
The crypto industry has never made it this far in its quest for a new system of U.S. oversight for digital assets, but the recent flurry of legislative progress may still be too contentious for it to become law

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

31.5.2023
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) cited the rampant use of cryptocurrency in the Chinese fentanyl trade during a Wednesday Senate hearing, arguing for legislation to help break that pipeline

Republican Tim Scott Announces His Run for President — How Could That Affect Crypto?

23.5.2023
Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who could be an influential player in the cryptocurrency industry, announced his run for US president on Monday. The South Carolina lawmaker formally announced his run on Twitter as a crowd gathered in Charleston, South Carolina. Scott joins other candidates, including...

Bank Execs Face Senate Ire for Blaming Bank Collapse on Crypto While Amassing Millions

17.5.2023
US Senators have slammed executives of failed banks for trying to deflect blame away from their poor management practices and toward digital asset firms. During a Tuesday Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Cynthia Lummis lashed out at Scott Shay, the former chairman of now-collapsed...

Senators slam bank execs for blaming collapses on crypto, pocketing millions

17.5.2023
Senator Lummis noted that Signature Bank’s Scott Shay mentioned digital assets 10 times in his testimony about the bank’s collapse

US Sen. Cynthia Lummis Criticizes Signature Bank Executive for Blaming Crypto for Its Downfall

16.5.2023
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said she found it disappointing that a former crypto-friendly Signature Bank executive is not taking the blame for the failed bank, while criticizing his wordiness about crypto. The Wyoming Republican, who has advocated for crypto, questioned Signature Bank’s former Chairman...

White House Economist Warns China Wants to Weaken US Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status — Senator Says Biggest Threat Comes From Within

22.4.2023
In a congressional hearing, White House economist Jared Bernstein says there’s “some evidence” that China wants the U.S. dollar to lose its status as the world’s reserve currency. However, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty stressed that the biggest threat to the USD dominance comes from within. China Wants...

Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Recent Bank Collapses, Calls for Tougher Regulations

29.3.2023
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also known as the Senate Banking Committee, held a hearing to discuss the recent bank collapses in the United States and the regulatory response. Throughout the testimonies, digital assets and crypto businesses were...

U.S. Bank Regulators Investigating Leaders of the Failed Tech Banks

27.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is investigating the actions of the leaders of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank to hold them accountable for their collapses, said Chairman Martin Gruenberg, who detailed their mismanagement and dangerous business concentrations – especially in digital...

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

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $22,000, as Powell Warns of Higher Rates

8.3.2023
Bitcoin moved below the $22,000 level on March 8, as markets continued to react to U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony. Speaking in front of the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said he expected rates to be higher than initially anticipated. Ethereum has also slipped on the news....

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Stall Ahead of Powell Testimony

7.3.2023
Bitcoin remained in consolidation earlier in Tuesday’s session, as markets prepared for this afternoon’s testimony from Fed Chair Powell. The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve will be speaking in front of the Senate Banking Committee later in the day. Ethereum was also largely...

Ex-Biden Adviser Said Administration Was Pushing for Digital Dollar

1.3.2023
A recent top economic advisor for President Joe Biden, Daleep Singh, told U.S. senators on Tuesday that the administration was in active pursuit of a digital dollar as a means to crowd out private cryptocurrencies that enable ransomware and sanctions violations

State of Crypto: Interpreting the Paxos-Binance Tea Leaves

15.2.2023
Remember how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s declaration of war against crypto staking was big news for like two days? This week we’re looking at the other big news from last week: Paxos and the Binance USD stablecoin it issues. The SEC has apparently alleged the sale of BUSD violates...