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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is among the senators requesting more information from Silvergate Capital about FTX. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
US Senators Press Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX: Bloomberg
The lawmakers said in a letter that Silvergate’s previous responses to queries were “evasive and incomplete.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is among the senators requesting more information from Silvergate Capital about FTX. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his arraignment and bail hearings in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Bipartisan Group of US Senators Calls for Independent Examiner to Investigate FTX
Four senators are urging the judge in the bankruptcy case to support a motion for to appoint an examiner.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his arraignment and bail hearings in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Dick Durbin Joins US Senators Criticizing Fidelity’s Plan to Include Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans
A joint letter with Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Fidelity’s plans “immensely troubling.”
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Here's What's Inside the First Major Bipartisan Crypto Bill
Here’s What’s Inside the First Major Bipartisan Crypto Bill
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis introduced their long-awaited crypto legislation that favors the CFTC as a watchdog and wipes away tax worries for purchases of...
Here's What's Inside the First Major Bipartisan Crypto Bill

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US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Introduces Bill for Government-Backed Stablecoin Insurance
The bill would designate certain stablecoins as "qualified," making them redeemable on a one-to-one basis for U.S. dollars.
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House Returns to Washington to Forge Ahead With Infrastructure Bill
House Returns to Washington to Forge Ahead With Infrastructure Bill
The House of Representatives is expected to return to Washington Monday to hold a procedural vote to advance the Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Co...
House Returns to Washington to Forge Ahead With Infrastructure Bill

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2 Senators Propose Exemptions to Crypto Tax Reporting Required by US Infrastructure Bill
The amendment is a compromise between two previously proposed amendments.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis helped draft an amendment to a controversial tax provision in the infrastructure bill.
Crypto Tax Exemptions Floated for $1T US Senate Bill
The carve-out would allow for miners, developers and node operators to be exempt from broker tax reporting purposes.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis helped draft an amendment to a controversial tax provision in the infrastructure bill.

Bitcoin analysts aren't too worried at the moment about Washington's plan for extra crypto taxes.
State of Crypto: Infrastructure Bill Shows Congress Sees Crypto as Here to Stay
Congress's infrastructure bill may not be great for the U.S. crypto sector, but that there's a tax provision at all shows lawmakers recognize the industry's permanence.
Bitcoin analysts aren't too worried at the moment about Washington's plan for extra crypto taxes.

The infrastructure bill includes a controversial crypto tax provision that might expand the definition of "broker" beyond trading platforms to miners or developers.
How Controversial Crypto Tax Found Its Way Into US Infrastructure Bill
The crypto provision in the U.S. infrastructure bill was one of a handful of issues that nearly delayed the entire package.
The infrastructure bill includes a controversial crypto tax provision that might expand the definition of "broker" beyond trading platforms to miners or developers.