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House lawmakers prep bipartisan stablecoin bill to unveil next week
Members of the House of Representatives are working to get a stablecoin bill together for a markup meeting next Wednesday. Democrats of the House Financial Services Committee are holding a member cal...
Maryland House primary winner promises ‘even-handed’ crypto regulation
The crypto industry is one step closer to landing a new potential ally in Congress after Maryland Democrat Glenn Ivey won a congressional primary on Tuesday night. Ivey defeated former Rep. Donna Edwa...
Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group & Co-Hosted by VBU, V2B Labs, and D.lion on July 11th and 12th in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The first SouthEast Asia edition of the prominent Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group was co-hosted by Vietnam Blockchain Union, V2B Labs, and D.lion on July 11th and 12th, 2022 at the Intercont...
Trading Nvidia, AMD and Intel as Congress Votes on Chips Act
Chip stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) – Get NVIDIA Corporation Report, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Get Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Report, Intel (INTC) – Get Intel Corporation Report ...
What Main Street and the economy need from Congress: Goldman Sachs CEO
Pawel Toczynski | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.S. economy is going through one of the most difficult periods I’ve seen in my 40-year career. Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain disru...
SEC Enforcement Head Asks Congress for More Resources to Tackle Crypto Issues
In May, the SEC nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit to 50 employees, adding 20 new positions including attorneys, investigators and fraud analysts to its Washington, D.C., head...
Crypto-curious Dem on the ballot in hot Maryland primary
A crypto-curious Democrat could take one step closer to Congress this week, when Maryland voters head to the polls for a House primary in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Glenn Ivey, a former Hill staffe...
How To Slash The Time And Money Needed To Build Warships—Without Cutting Capabilities
The federal fiscal year beginning October 1 marks an unfortunate anniversary for the U.S. Navy. It will be the 20th consecutive year that the number of warships in the U.S. fleet is fewer than 300. Vi...
‘Congress Needs to Act’ on Crypto Says US Senator Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling on Congress and the SEC to take a more assertive stance with crypto, in light of recent high-profile insolvencies from lenders like Celsius, Vauld, Voyag...
Congress deliberates a $52 billion semiconductor bill — Here are 2 stocks that could benefit
In today’s world, the markets cannot be separated from politics. Case in point – the semiconductor subsidy bill currently before Congress. The bill, which holds the promise of some $52 billion worth o...
Congress Should Seriously Consider Magistrate Sarah Netburn’s Criticism on SEC’s Behavior in Ripple Lawsuit
– Advertisement – The recent slapdown of the SEC by Judge Netburn calls for Congress to investigate the agency’s allegiance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently adopt...
Paraguay’s congress passes crypto bill, sends to president
Paraguay could soon have a new regulatory framework. On July 14, Paraguay’s Senate passed a bill setting up a new licensing for crypto exchanges and rules for miners, among other areas. The bil...
House, Senate Democrats push regulators to demand data from Bitcoin miners
A group of Congress members including US Sen. Elizabeth Warren and US Rep. Jared Huffman sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday asking regulat...
Congress and Wall Street call SEC to action amid the crypto winter
The number of cryptocurrency investors is increasing, and so is the amount of money they invest. However, worldwide, crypto investors face a large loss. The United States Congress, on the other hand, ...
Congress, Wall Street await more SEC action amid crypto meltdown
With crypto platforms going bankrupt and investors unable to withdraw funds from some crypto outfits, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling on the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to ac...
Steve Bannon’s Contempt Trial Starts Monday—Here’s What To Expect
Topline Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon will stand trial starting Monday in D.C. federal District Court on two counts of contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with a January...
House Passes Bill That Would Protect Travel Out Of State For An Abortion—Here’s How
Topline House lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would protect abortion rights and Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion—one day after a similar bill failed in the Senate—as congr...
7 largest U.S. crypto mining firms use enough electricity to power Houston, Congress finds
A new Congressional investigation has highlighted the impact of energy consumption by cryptocurrency mining companies in the United States. The investigation by Democrats revealed that seven leading ...
Members Of Congress Push Back On EPA’s Threat To The Permian Basin
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) speaks to the media with members of the … [+] Republican Study Committee about Iran on April 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group has...
Senators Tangle With Oil Experts In Hearing On Containing Energy Costs
Sen. Angus King, I-ME, during a hearing last year. Getty Images ‘Is your industry really that afraid of Joe Biden?’ Though gasoline prices are down 40 cents a gallon in recent weeks, Americans are sti...
Democratic Lawmakers Try To Protect Travel Out Of State For An Abortion—Here’s How
Topline Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that would have protected Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion—but the House will move forward with a similar bill on Friday—as ...
Steve Bannon’s Contempt Of Congress Trial Will Begin Next Week, Judge Rules
Topline Former White House strategist Steve Bannon must face trial next week for contempt charges over his refusal to testify to the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the Capi...
President’s Party Up Against Poor Odds In The Midterms [Infographic]
According to a new poll by Gallup, Americans are looking forward to the 2022 midterm election. This enthusiasm might not be shared by those whose performance is coming up to a vote in November—usuall...
Ripple CEO Says WSJ Article Should Prompt U.S. Congress to Stop SEC Chairman’s Methods of Crypto Regulation
– Advertisement – Garlinghouse has slammed the SEC chairman’s method of regulating the crypto industry. Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, has commented on an opinion piece written by the ...
Congress’ Only PhD Physicist Talks Energy Policy And Why It Made Sense For The Obama Administration To Bet On Elon Musk And Tesla
Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., leaves the Capitol on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, … [+] Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) has sp...
State Lawmakers Have Taken Action To Help Veterans, And Congress Is Seeking To Follow Suit
The last two decades of foreign military operations have produced the largest number of veterans in … [+] the U.S. since the Vietnam war. getty Those who have sacrificed years of their time and ...
Trust In U.S. Institutions Hits Record Low, Poll Finds
Topline Only 27% of Americans have a great deal of confidence in 14 major American institutions on average, a record low since 1979 and a 5% drop from 2021, according to a poll conducted by Gallup, wh...
States, Not Congress, Will Lead Crypto Regulation, Says Legal Expert
Rather than waiting on the federal government to codify rules, states could move forward with standards of their own, such as liquidity requirements, as a condition for all crypto trading platforms to...
3 big problems with Congress’ new retirement reforms
A new set of reforms to America’s retirement tax and savings plans passed a key hurdle in Congress last week. Variously known as the SECURE Act 2.0, the EARN Act and the RISE & SHINE Act, the meas...