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The U.S. Capitol (buschap/Flickr)
White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry
A bipartisan agreement on stablecoin legislation was in reach, according to the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, but the ranking Democrat said McHenry halted t...
The U.S. Capitol (buschap/Flickr)

House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills
The votes mark the first time crypto-specific bills were advanced on their own merits and not as part of broader legislation.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
EU Plans Digital Euro Bill, Metaverse Policy for May, Commission Says
The bill is set to underpin a putative new central bank digital currency, financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness said
European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) speaks during a press conference held by airport workers and members of SEIU to ask congress to pass the "Good Jobs for Good Airports Act" on Capitol Hill on December 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for SEIU)
US Lawmakers Want Environmental Agency to Study Crypto Mining's Energy Impact
The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act would direct the EPA to impose greenhouse gas emission reporting rules on crypto mining facilities and assess their overall imp...
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) speaks during a press conference held by airport workers and members of SEIU to ask congress to pass the "Good Jobs for Good Airports Act" on Capitol Hill on December 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for SEIU)

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference - Day 2 on September 07, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media)
California 'BitLicense' Bill Vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom
The bill would have created a crypto licensing regime and set up rules for stablecoins.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference - Day 2 on September 07, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media)

The U.K. government published the results of its consultation on money laundering and terror financing rules. (Cristian Gusa/Shutterstock)
UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal
The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details.
The U.K. government published the results of its consultation on money laundering and terror financing rules. (Cristian Gusa/Shutterstock)

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) (Bill Clark/Getty Images)
US Lawmakers Introduce 'ECASH' Bill in New Push to Create a Digital Dollar
The e-cash would be a digital analogue to the greenback and could preserve privacy and anonymous transactions, according to an adviser on the bill.
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) (Bill Clark/Getty Images)

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Stablecoin Regulation Takes Center Stage at House Hearing Today
The House Financial Services Committee is meeting to discuss stablecoin regulation today. Here's what we can expect.
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Rep. Don Beyer
New Crypto Bill in US Congress Is the Most Comprehensive Yet
Where other bills addressed crypto policy questions piecemeal, Rep. Don Beyer’s Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act covers several in one fell swoop.
Rep. Don Beyer

Lummis Endless Frontier Act
US Senator Proposes Making Distributed Ledgers ‘Key Technology Focus’
Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis wants the U.S. government to make blockchain a priority.
Lummis Endless Frontier Act