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Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
23.8.2024
The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders
Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
23.8.2024
The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders
North Carolina's CBDC ban bill vetoed by governor
7.7.2024
Governor Roy Cooper was slammed for not putting "partisan politics aside” to support a law that would benefit all North Carolina residents
North Carolina’s CBDC ban bill vetoed by governor
7.7.2024
Governor Roy Cooper was slammed for not putting “partisan politics aside” to support a law that would benefit all North Carolina residents
Blockchain Association Says Tigran Gambaryan’s Detention Harms Nigerian Web3 Industry
28.6.2024
Nigeria’s detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan is impacting the country’s blockchain industry, an organization representing blockchain and crypto associations has warned. Evidence of this impact includes the decline in foreign investments. The organization also argued that the continued...
Blockchain Association objects to IRS broker rule in letter
21.6.2024
The Washington DC-based blockchain advocacy group argued the IRS' broker rule provisions violate the Paperwork Reduction Act
Crypto’s Latest Privacy Battle
5.6.2024
The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act Is a Watershed Moment for Our Industry
22.5.2024
US Senate overturns SEC’s anti-crypto resolution, but will Biden veto? Law Decoded
20.5.2024
The U.S. president remains the last barrier to recalling the problematic anti-crypto resolution by the SEC
Blockchain Association Sends Letter To Reps. Mike Johnson And Hakeem Jeffries Urging FIT21 House Vote
20.5.2024
The Blockchain Association is urging a full House floor vote of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), a Monday letter from the crypto advocacy group to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reveals. News of the letter comes on the heels...
SEC Sued by Crypto Industry Groups Over Definition of ‘Dealer’ in Securities
23.4.2024
The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) have taken legal action against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filing a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas.
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Crypto Lobbyists Sue SEC Over 'Dealer' Definition
23.4.2024
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule expanding the definition of a "dealer" to capture digital assets activity went too far, a lawsuit by the Blockchain Association and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas alleged
Blockchain Association Warns Warren’s Anti-Crypto Legislation Threatens US Jobs and Strategic Advantage
13.2.2024
The Blockchain Association has sent a second letter to the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee expressing concerns over a bill sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren. The legislation, titled the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 (DAAMLA), has garnered...
Kenya Advances Toward Digital Asset Hub Ambition With Virtual Assets Bill – Kenya Blockchain Association
9.2.2024
The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) is reportedly on the verge of launching a community-led draft bill, a significant stride towards its objective of transforming Kenya into a hub for digital assets. BAK has expressed its intention to integrate feedback from stakeholders into a revised draft....
Blockchain Association to Elizabeth Warren: Crypto Can Potentially Disrupt or Compete With ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks
11.1.2024
The Blockchain Association has rejected U.S. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claims that former security officials collaborating with it seek to weaken the country’s “ability to catch and prosecute America’s enemies.” According to the nonprofit organization, ex-U.S....
Blockchain Association Rebuffs CFPB’s Proposal on Payment Apps and Digital Assets
9.1.2024
In a detailed critique, the Blockchain Association counters the CFPB’s latest proposal to oversee digital consumer payment applications, citing legal and jurisdictional overreaches in the bureau’s approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. CFPB Faces Criticism from Blockchain...
Blockchain Association Addresses Sen. Warren’s Criticism of Crypto Hires
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay The Blockchain Association has published a public response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of the crypto industry’s hiring of former government officials. In an open letter published on January 9th, Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith addressed Sen. Warren’s previous...
Blockchain Association’s Employment of ‘Small Army’ of Former Security Officials Angers US Senator Elizabeth Warren
19.12.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized the Blockchain Association’s use of former security officials to push back against her attempts to link crypto to terrorism funding. Warren claimed that the ease with which U.S. officials can leave their positions in government to work as lobbyists shows...
Elizabeth Warren Opposes Blockchain Lobbying Efforts, Writes Letter to Association – What’s Going On?
19.12.2023
Source: YouTube/Senator Elizabeth Warren Sen Elizabeth Warren has opposed the growing cryptocurrency lobbying efforts in Washington calling on all stakeholders to support regulations to clamp down on terrorist financing amid other concerns. In a letter addressed to the United States Blockchain...
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Back at Blockchain Lobbying Efforts
19.12.2023
In a letter to the Blockchain Association, the U.S. senator accuses the group of undermining Congress