Cynthia Lummis

Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank (Ali Powell)
Wyoming: Regulatory Clarity and Crypto-Friendly Banks Fuel Blockchain Revolution
America’s least populous state has passed three dozen laws regulating crypto. That has helped attract crypto, blockchain and Web3 employers and made the No. 7 spot on CoinDesk...
Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank (Ali Powell)

Sen. Lummis Calls for Crypto Industry to Explain Use Cases For Digital Assets
Sen. Lummis Calls for Crypto Industry to Explain Use Cases For Digital Assets
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis asks the crypto industry at Consensus 2023 to help lawmakers understand the use case for digital assets.
Sen. Lummis Calls for Crypto Industry to Explain Use Cases For Digital Assets

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry
Rep. Patrick McHenry said the House Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture panel will meet jointly in May as they work on crypto legislation.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Senator Cynthia 'Crypto Queen' Lummis: Lack of Laws Pushing Industry Overseas
The senator from Wyoming – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – on crypto's prospects in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are questioning government policies controlling how financial firms handle their accounting for cryptocurre...
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis teamed up on a letter questioning regulators about crypto accounting policy.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Bitcoin Steady at $17K Ahead of Fed Decision; The Lightning Network's Potential Privacy Upgrade
Bitcoin Steady at $17K Ahead of Fed Decision; The Lightning Network's Potential Privacy Upgrade
CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's stagnant price action in December, along with news of Sen. Cynthia Lummis calling ether a security. Plus, Co...
Bitcoin Steady at $17K Ahead of Fed Decision; The Lightning Network's Potential Privacy Upgrade

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Marco Bello/Getty Images)
US Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Ether Is Now a Security; My Bill Might Have Stopped FTX
The Wyoming Republican says the second-largest cryptocurrency was transformed by the Ethereum Merge.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Sens. Pat Toomey, Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Patrick McHenry at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
FTX Collapse Sparks Alarm From US Lawmakers
Lawmakers called for financial regulators to investigate the situation and suggested further legislation is needed.
Sens. Pat Toomey, Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Patrick McHenry at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed
Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed
Seven U.S. Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), have submitted an amicus brief in support of Custodia Bank in its ongoing legal battle to get a master...
Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief to Back Custodia Bank in Legal Battle With the Fed