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Republican lawmakers call for answers on digital dollar from Fed vice chair
8.9.2022
The House members asked for clarification on whether the Fed may be considering an “intermediated model” for a digital dollar that could require authorization from Congress
US Senate Republican Seeking Bipartisan Support for Stablecoin Effort
28.7.2022
The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), said he’s dealing with Democrats to make his earlier proposal on stablecoin oversight a bipartisan effort, and Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) confirmed he’s been involved in the discussion
Credibility Concerns — Gallop Poll Shows Fed Chair’s Confidence Ratings Slid by Double Digits
9.5.2022
According to a Gallop poll published on May 2, the public’s confidence in America’s current economic leaders has been deteriorating. Confidence in U.S. president Joe Biden managing the U.S. economy has dropped from 57% to 40%, and faith in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell...
Bitcoin-friendly Republican candidate JD Vance wins Ohio Senate primary
4.5.2022
Ohio’s midterm election in November will feature a Democrat and Donald Trump-backed Republican who are both friendly to the crypto industry
Congressmen tell SEC redefining long-standing concepts would be bad for digital ecosystem
18.4.2022
Republican House Financial Services Committee members are resisting proposed changes to the 1934 Exchange Act in a letter to the Securities Exchange Commission
FTX Co-CEO Donates $4M to Republican PAC Ahead of Midterm Elections
12.4.2022
Biden's pick for Fed vice chair for supervision withdraws amid Republican objections
15.3.2022
“We are witnessing a drive to make financial risk a tawdry political issue," said Sarah Bloom Raskin
Republican lawmakers introduce bill targeting China's CBDC on sanctions, privacy
10.3.2022
"This bill holds China accountable as they introduce their new digital currency,” said Senator Bill Cassidy
US Senator Lummis Thinks ‘Bitcoin Is Something That the Fed Should Hold on Its Balance Sheet’
18.2.2022
Cynthia Lummis, the U.S. Republican senator from Wyoming, believes the Federal Reserve should consider holding bitcoin on its balance sheet. Speaking on the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation’s crypto webinar panel, Lummis said that once a regulatory policy is in place it “will make a lot...
Report: Bobby Kotick Has Two Secret Companies Making Big Republican Donations
17.2.2022
Yes, you read that right. CNBC recently uncovered that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick established not one but two secret companies through which he donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to political campaigns.Read more
Senate hearing on stablecoins: Compliance anxiety and Republican pushback
17.12.2021
As stablecoins issuers were put under the pressure of Democratic witnesses, Senator Pat Toomey released his own set of regulatory principles
Republican Political Consultant Under Fire For Trolling About Burning Kid's Pokémon Cards
15.10.2021
On Thursday, former Republican National Committee communications strategist Liz Mair expressed disappointment that fetid hellhole Twitter had gotten pretty boring recently. “I’m starting to consider tweeting deliberately crazy and offensive stuff just to try to spice it up again,” she wrote. Lo...
a16z Lays out Regulatory Proposal as SEC Chief Focuses On Consumer Protection
6.10.2021
ruled out the possibility of enacting a China-style crypto crackdown in America. He was responding to questions in a hearing in Congress where a Republican lawmaker asked if “a China-like prohibi
Lead Republican behind infrastructure bill negotiations supports crypto amendment
5.8.2021
The senator's stance is somewhat surprising, given that he previously called the section on brokers in the proposed bill a “common-sense provision.”
Republican Campaign Arm Accepts Crypto Assets – Attempts to Pursue ‘Every Avenue to Stop Pelosi’s Socialist Agenda’
17.6.2021
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a lobbyist organization aimed at supporting the election of Republicans to Congress, via direct...
US Republican Party's election arm to accept cryptocurrency donations
17.6.2021
The NRCC said that it will collect all identifying data from individuals who donate with crypto
US National Republican Congressional Committee to Accept Crypto Donations
17.6.2021
The US National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) will reportedly start accepting cryptocurrency donations via major crypto payments provider BitPay - as a response to the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s "socialist agenda."
NRCC is the Republican Hill...
Activision Hires Yet Another Former Republican Big Wig
4.6.2021
It seems that Activision has a type. After hiring former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee Frances F. Townsend and controversial Trump administration member Brian Bulatao in March, the mega-publisher has now rounded out its ranks with a third ex-member of a Republican Presidential...
Republican Kevin McCarthy says Fed chair needs more education on crypto
13.4.2021
The House minority leader said the United States should not take a backseat to China when it comes to digital currencies
Bitcoiner Elected to US Senate: Cynthia Lummis Sees ‘Great Promise’ in Bitcoin
4.11.2020
A bitcoin hodler has won a U.S. Senate seat. Cynthia Lummis is a bitcoin owner who bought her first bitcoin in 2013 because she believes in the economic power of scarcity and the potential for bitcoin to address some of the manipulations in the financial system. Bitcoiner Wins Senate Election...