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Policy
Sec
Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coinbase Insider Trading Case
The crypto lobbying group is arguing that the SEC is engaging in “absentee enforcement” because the creators of the nine tokens, that are at the center of the insider trading...
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By Sam Reynolds
Feb 14, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2023
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The crypto industry's cast of characters on Capitol Hill are in the midst of the most consequential policy conversations to date. (Kyle Head/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Congress
Congress and Crypto Season 4: An Uphill Battle
Crypto policy efforts would make great TV, Ron Hammond, director of government relations for the Blockchain Association, writes.
The crypto industry's cast of characters on Capitol Hill are in the midst of the most consequential policy conversations to date. (Kyle Head/Unsplash)
By Ron Hammond
Jan 25, 2023 at 2:32 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2023
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Potential Outcomes to McCarthy’s Speakership Bid
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Potential Outcomes to McCarthy’s Speakership Bid
Blockchain Association Director Of Government Relations Ron Hammond discusses the potential candidates for the speakership as Kevin McCarthy fails to win majority support in m...
Potential Outcomes to McCarthy’s Speakership Bid
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 5, 2023 at 4:23 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2023
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How House Speaker Drama May Impact Crypto Regulation This Year
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How House Speaker Drama May Impact Crypto Regulation This Year
The U.S. House of Representatives still has yet to elect a speaker after failing on six attempts in the past two days of voting. Blockchain Association Director Of Government...
How House Speaker Drama May Impact Crypto Regulation This Year
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 5, 2023 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2023
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Podcasts
The breakdown
The New Crypto Policy Blueprint, With Kristin Smith
The executive director of the Blockchain Association gives the lay of the Washington, D.C., land.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Dec 27, 2022 at 8:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2022
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Regulation and Policy in Crypto: Policymakers Look Ahead
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Kristin smith
Regulation and Policy in Crypto: Policymakers Look Ahead
Congressman Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) and CFTC's former Commissioner Dawn Stump join Blockchain Association's Executive Director Kristin Smith at I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss th...
Regulation and Policy in Crypto: Policymakers Look Ahead
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 13, 2022 at 11:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2022
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Kristin Smith, executive director, Blockchain Association at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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Ftx collapse
FTX Debacle Could Lead to Crypto Legislation ‘Momentum’: Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith
The executive director discusses why the fall of FTX was a “massive setback” for the industry but not the end for crypto, and what likely happened to the $73 million in politi...
Kristin Smith, executive director, Blockchain Association at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Fran Velasquez
Dec 13, 2022 at 3:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2022
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Blockchain Association Exec on FTX Fallout, Future of Crypto
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Kristin smith
Blockchain Association Exec on FTX Fallout, Future of Crypto
Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donations worth at least $73 million could be clawed back to repay FTX creditors. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried is expected to testify before Congress...
Blockchain Association Exec on FTX Fallout, Future of Crypto
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 12, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Why a Divided Congress Is Bullish for Crypto
Bipartisan efforts to regulate crypto are moving forward, but U.S. representatives should keep crypto's core tenets of privacy, decentralization and financial freedom closely...
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By Kristin Smith
Dec 7, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2022
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Finance
Binance
Binance-FTX Deal Will Bring Regulatory 'Scrutiny’ on Crypto Exchanges: Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith
The executive director discusses why FTX’s fall from grace is likely to “open up a more robust” debate surrounding regulation for exchanges in future. U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of C...
Official Portrait of Congressman Jim Himes, 113th Congress/Kristin Smith from the Blockchain Association (House.gov/Kristin Smith)
By Fran Velasquez
Nov 9, 2022 at 7:37 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
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