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What to Expect From House Lawmakers's Hearing on Future of Digital Assets
What to Expect From House Lawmakers's Hearing on Future of Digital Assets
House Financial Services Committee chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), along with the House Committee on Agriculture chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), are holding a joint subc...
What to Expect From House Lawmakers's Hearing on Future of Digital Assets

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Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing
Congress is holding the first of several planned joint hearings on crypto legislation.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Why the Politics of Crypto Feels Different This Time
Last week’s testimony by SEC Chair Gary Gensler before the House Financial Services Committee showed that the political divide towards crypto has never been clearer. Noelle Ac...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Rep. McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation
Rep. McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are taking another shot at stablecoin legislation with a discussion draft revealed Monday afternoon. Rep. Patrick McHenry...
Rep. McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (CoinDesk TV)
Europe ‘Ahead of the Game’ in Web3 After MiCA Law, U.S. House Finance Chair Says
Rep. Patrick McHenry is seeking to push his own stablecoin bill through Congress, but faces criticism from Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (CoinDesk TV)

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House Republicans Make Case on Stablecoin Bill After Democrats Called for Do-Over
Their latest draft legislation sets up shared federal and state oversight and says stablecoins aren’t securities, but it’s uncertain what bipartisan support the effort will fi...
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Crypto Lawyer Reacts to SEC Chair Gensler Declining to Call Ether a Security at Congressional Hearing
Crypto Lawyer Reacts to SEC Chair Gensler Declining to Call Ether a Security at Congressional Hearing
SEC Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday. Joshua Ashley Kla...
Crypto Lawyer Reacts to SEC Chair Gensler Declining to Call Ether a Security at Congressional Hearing

​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’
​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler repeatedly dodged the question on whether Ethereum is a security or a commodity in Tuesday's House Financial Service...
​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’

Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Democrats Blast Draft Stablecoin Bill in First 2023 Hearing on Issue
Despite Republican House committee leaders publishing a draft bill and talking about progress, it hasn't been on the bipartisan level required for an eventual law, lawmakers s...
Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Pool /Getty images)
SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing
Gary Gensler testified before the House Financial Services Committee for roughly five hours on Tuesday.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Pool /Getty images)