U.S. House Set to Vote for First Standalone Crypto Market Structure Bill
Lawmakers are set to vote on the FIT21 bill Wednesday afternoon.
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May 22, 2024 at 6:19 p.m. UTC
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SEC's Gensler Says House Bill Would 'Undermine' Regulator's Crypto, Capital Markets Oversight
SEC Chair Gary Gensler pushed back against the FIT21 bill hours ahead of a planned vote.
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May 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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U.S. House's McHenry Says Senate May Be Swayed if Many Democrats Back Crypto Bill
The House is set next week to vote on a wide-ranging bill to set crypto regulations, though its potential in the Senate remains murky, despite the optimism of its proponents.
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May 15, 2024 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
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U.S. House's McHenry Says Bill on Crypto Market Structure Will Get Floor Vote
The legislation known as FIT21, which would set up a system to govern U.S. crypto markets, is headed toward a House vote, though that may mark the end of this effort.
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May 10, 2024 at 8:42 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats' Effort to 'Clamp Down' on Money Laundering
New legislation is on the way to target mixers as money-laundering tools, according to Rep. Sean Casten, who also highlighted Tether as the favorite token for illicit finance.
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May 7, 2024 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
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House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum
The chairmen of two House committees want SEC Chair Gary Gensler to describe how the first special purpose crypto broker-dealer can legally handle ETH.
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Mar 26, 2024 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
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U.S. Treasury Debunks Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism
The Treasury's top official on terrorism, Brian Nelson, said Hamas and other groups still prefer traditional financing, and crypto isn't figuring into their funding in a big w...
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Feb 14, 2024 at 8:56 p.m. UTC
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House's McHenry Says He Won't Seek Reelection, Costing Crypto a Top Ally
Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who has shepherded crypto legislation this year, said he's decided not to run again next year.
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Dec 5, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
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Crypto-Friendly Lawmakers Ask Biden, Yellen to Quantify Hamas' Digital Asset Fundraising
Lawmakers want to know to what extent Hamas may actually be raising crypto funds to finance terrorism, and what role the U.S. has had in seizing those funds.
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Nov 15, 2023 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2023
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U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances
Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropping out means digital assets legislation remains on hold. Crypto fan Tom Emmer also won't have the No. 2 role to seek, another potential blo...
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Oct 13, 2023 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
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