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CDCROP: United States Capitol From the House of Representatives (Getty Images)
House Digital Assets Panel Chair Ready to Work With Ag Committee on Crypto Framework
U.S. Representative French Hill is the chairman of the newly formed Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets.
CDCROP: United States Capitol From the House of Representatives (Getty Images)

CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
4 Reasons Why US Lawmakers Shouldn’t Back Sen. Warren’s Latest Crypto Bill
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is unworkable and assuredly unconstitutional.
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Policymakers Need to Focus on Tokenization, Not Just Tokens
Representing real-world assets on a blockchain could allow everyday Americans to buy into durable prosperity, says John Rizzo, an ex-Treasury Department official.
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Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Stablecoins Are Not Worth the Risk
Stablecoin issuer Paxos is being investigated by a New York financial watchdog. Regulators should take more action, says Mark Hays of Americans for Financial Reform.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX Money Backed US Lawmakers With Future of Crypto in Their Hands
The campaigns of 38% of those on the four most important committees, including key leaders, got money from former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and other executives, according to Federal Election Commission records.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

CDCROP: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
FTX Asks Politicians Who Received Bankman-Fried Donations to Return Money
The “confidential letters” escalate a fight over what could be $93 million in campaign contributions.
CDCROP: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
US CFTC Chief Promises More ‘Precedent-Setting’ Crypto Enforcement Cases
Commission Chairman Behnam says his agency is gearing up for another year of significant actions in the crypto industry as he tries to ramp up his enforcement staff.
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CDCROP: The U.S. Capitol in Washington DC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Senate Banking Committee to Hold ‘Crypto Crash’ Hearing This Month
Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown announced the hearing on digital assets safeguards for Feb. 14.
CDCROP: The U.S. Capitol in Washington DC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Banks Will Dominate Stablecoins, and 2 Other Predictions About the Future of Money
Crypto, rather than "blowing up" traditional finance, is making the existing system more efficient.
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CDCROP: The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)
White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step Up Its Efforts’ on Crypto Regulation
Officials in the Biden administration urged Congress on Friday to expand the authority of regulators to police the crypto industry.
CDCROP: The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)