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Ethereum Foundation Not Necessarily the 'Subject of an Investigation' Despite SEC Inquiry: Lawyer

Hogan Lovells partner Liz Boison weighs in on the SEC's inquiry into the Ethereum Foundation as the "warrant canary" has been removed from the website of the Swiss non-profit...

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 22, 2024 at 6:17 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2024

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We Are 'Not' Going to See a Crypto Legislation This Year: Legal Expert

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We Are 'Not' Going to See a Crypto Legislation This Year: Legal Expert

Hogan Lovells partner Liz Boison answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including takeaways from the SEC's inquiry into the Ethereum Foundation, the role of crypto in...

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 22, 2024 at 5:24 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has 'Workable' Stablecoin Bill

The House Financial Services Committee chairman, in his final year in Congress, is still optimistic about passing a U.S. stablecoin bill, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the Sena...

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 20, 2024 at 6:29 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2024

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo has campaigned Congress to provide new authorities to oversee crypto outside the U.S. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Regulations

FinCEN Is Analyzing $165M in Transactions That May Tie Crypto and Hamas, Senior Official Says

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo wrote a letter to lawmakers discussing the extent to which Hamas may be using crypto.

By Nikhilesh De

Mar 14, 2024 at 12:09 a.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2024

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Did Elizabeth Warren Just Endorse Bitcoin? Not So Fast

A stunt from Bitcoin supporters led to the appearance that the U.S. senator and staunch cryptocurrency opponent Elizabeth Warren signed an order for a flag to be flown over th...

By Sam Kessler

Feb 15, 2024 at 9:43 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2024

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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy

Sen. Lummis and members of the House are pushing to repeal the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, an effort that makes it harder for companies to custody crypto.

By Jesse Hamilton

Feb 1, 2024 at 10:17 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2024

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chairs the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which has warned it might take action on stablecoins if Congress doesn't. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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A Backdoor Regulatory Option Haunts U.S. Crypto

If all else fails with Plan A for setting up stablecoin rules with legislation, the industry's Republican allies in Washington have revealed their worry the Federal Reserve co...

By Jesse Hamilton

Jan 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 29, 2024

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How Might Crypto Influence the Upcoming U.S. Elections?

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How Might Crypto Influence the Upcoming U.S. Elections?

CoinDesk managing editor for global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De looks ahead to 2024 and what role crypto might play in Congress, after Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) annou...

By CoinDesk Staff

Dec 21, 2023 at 2:36 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2023

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Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass

Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.

By Daniel Kuhn

Dec 12, 2023 at 7:54 p.m. UTC

Dec 12, 2023