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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell: CBDC Report Coming in Early September
The report will address cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and CBDCs.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell

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State of Crypto: Yes, We're Still Talking About Regulatory Clarity
An expressed desire for regulatory clarity in the U.S. isn’t new. But there’s increasing pressure for lawmakers and regulators to define just what sorts of digital asset activ...
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Before We Regulate Crypto, We Need to Know What Crypto Is
UPenn's Sarah Hammer raised an interesting point in her congressional testimony yesterday: We don't have a unified source of data to make sense of crypto.
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A 'Crypto Frenzy'? Today's Congressional Hearing Puts Bitcoin and DeFi in the Hot Seat
Troubling comments and a U.S. congressional hearing on crypto points to policymakers’ increasing intention to regulate the crypto market.
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52 US Representatives Are Backing a Bill Targeting Hamas Financing
The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act would leverage sanctions against individuals and governments donating to Hamas, including donations made in bitcoin.
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Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.).
Bipartisan Crypto Bills Pass US House of Representatives – Again
The Blockchain Innovation Act and parts of the Digital Taxonomy Act were included in the broader Consumer Safety Technology Act.
Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.).

Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform
Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to New York-based Signature Bank adding stablecoin TrueUSD into its blockchain-based payments platform and discusses how TUSD compares to Tether...
Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform

Republican House Campaign Arm to Accept Donations in Crypto
Republican House Campaign Arm to Accept Donations in Crypto
The National Republican Congressional Committee, a fundraising arm for the House Republican Party, will begin accepting cryptocurrency donations via BitPay as the first politi...
Republican House Campaign Arm to Accept Donations in Crypto

Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.
House Democrats Form Cryptocurrency Working Group
The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.
Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.

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CEO of Colonial Pipeline to Face Congress Grilling Over Bitcoin Ransom
The CEO will face the Senate Homeland Security Committee to explain the reasoning behind his decision to pay a $4.4M bitcoin ransom.
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