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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...

Crypto community baffled by SBF dictating terms over congressional hearing

5.12.2022
Many in the crypto community pointed towards Bankman-Fried’s political donations and good Democratic connections via his parents, being one of the key reasons for him to evade arrest

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...

The CFTC could prevent the next FTX with some congressional help

17.11.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission should be responsible for preventing companies like FTX from taking root in the future

US House Committee to Investigate and Hold Bipartisan Hearing on FTX Collapse

16.11.2022
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is planning to investigate the FTX collapse, according to a joint press release published by the committee’s chair Maxine Waters and representative Patrick McHenry. Furthermore, a congressional hearing is scheduled to take place in December, according...

Thousands petition for congressional investigation of alleged Gensler–SBF links

15.11.2022
Ripple defense lawyer John Deaton’s CryptoLaw website has a petition app, and readers are urging Congress to look into a suspicious meeting and other supposedly questionable links

Senator Warren Leads Congressional Group's Probe Into Bitcoin Mining Energy Use in Texas

12.10.2022
Seven Democrats are asking Texas grid operator how bitcoin mining is impacting the state

Ethereum’s Merge Was a Public Policy Miracle, so When Is the Congressional Hearing?

29.9.2022

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Tells Congress Crypto Tokens Like Bitcoin Are ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’

23.9.2022
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in a U.S. congressional hearing that crypto tokens, like bitcoin, are “decentralized Ponzi schemes.” He told lawmakers: “I’m a major skeptic on crypto tokens which you call currency.” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Ponzi...

Crypto Booster Bond Loses Primary Bid for New York Congressional Seat

24.8.2022
Michelle Bond – one of the most prominent cryptocurrency advocates in this year’s U.S. congressional races – lost her bid to be the Republican candidate for her New York district

Congressional Group ‘Disturbed’ by Crypto Mining Energy Usage

15.7.2022
The six Democratic lawmakers found that seven large crypto miners consume enough energy to power all the households in Houston

US Congressional hearing on digital asset regulation focuses on disclosure

23.6.2022
An agriculture subcommittee heard a CFTC official, a law professor, a Chainalysis cofounder and Charles Hoskinson air their views on regulation and adjacent topics

Biden's pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins

19.5.2022
Fed nominee Michael Barr said that the government agency potentially releasing a central bank digital currency was an issue that required “a lot more thought and study."

US congress research agency weighs in on UST crash, notes gaps in regulation

17.5.2022
The CRS described the TerraUSD crash as a “run-like” scenario where holders started to doubt the reserves that back the dollar peg

The Unnoticed OFAC Budget Ask in Last Week's Crypto Congressional Hearing

22.3.2022
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to task the Biden administration and Treasury Department with monitoring crypto transactions for fear of sanctions violations. The two Treasury agencies that would do so might already have the authority they need – but not the money

Ukraine Adds to Fed Chair's List of Worries Before His Congressional Testimony

1.3.2022
Jerome Powell is facing questions from lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday for his semiannual monetary policy update to U.S. lawmakers

US Inflation Rate Jumps Highest in 40 Years to 7%, Democrats Concerned Inflation Will Haunt the Party

13.1.2022
One of the hottest topics in the United States in 2022 is the rising inflation, as the U.S. Labor Department’s data published on Wednesday indicated that the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 7% in December. This represents the largest annual jump since 1982. Federal Reserve governor Lael...