US Congress

Sen. Pat Toomey (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
One of Crypto’s Favorite US Senators Drops Swan-Song Bill on Eve of Retirement
Sen. Pat Toomey introduced a bill in the final days of the congressional session that he said he hopes will act as a guide for stablecoin legislation next year.
Sen. Pat Toomey (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Top US Lawmaker Says FTX Hearing Will Continue Without Sam Bankman-Fried
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was 'surprised' and 'disappointed' to hear of SBF's arrest.
Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

U.S. lawmakers have taken another procedural step toward legislation to oversee the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Push to Enhance CFTC’s Crypto Watchdog Role Gets a Boost in US Congress
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat in the House Agriculture Committee, introduced a bill to match the Senate’s earlier Stabenow-Boozman legislation
U.S. lawmakers have taken another procedural step toward legislation to oversee the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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How the US Can Establish Itself as a Crypto Leader
Regulators have an opportunity to map out thoughtful, strategic policy on stablecoins and beyond.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis is working with Sen. Kristen Gillibrand on a bill to regulate digital assets. (Getty Images)
US Senators Lummis and Gillibrand Set to Propose Crypto Oversight Bill Next Month
The bipartisan duo hope their bill to establish guardrails around the digital assets industry could get votes as soon as next year.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is working with Sen. Kristen Gillibrand on a bill to regulate digital assets. (Getty Images)

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
US House Democrats Call for Scrutiny on Crypto Mining as Environmental Threat
Rep. Huffman and other congressional Democrats wrote the EPA chief on the potential harm to the climate and environment.
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

U.S. Capitol Building (Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash)
US Senate to Consider Bill Examining El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment
The bill, which was passed out of committee on Wednesday, generated the displeasure of El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele.
U.S. Capitol Building (Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash)

The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Darren Halstead/Unsplash)
US Congress to Hold Oversight Hearing on Crypto Mining: Report
Lawmakers will look at mining’s effect on the environment.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Darren Halstead/Unsplash)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The Crypto Industry Isn’t Too Thrilled About Biden’s Big Policy Moves
Crypto lobbyists now face two problematic tax provisions and some debatable recommendations on stablecoin regulation.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)