Former Congressman Barney Frank Reckons U.S. Regulators Closed Signature Bank To Send ‘Strong Anti-Crypto Message’ ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Ex-congressman Barney Frank has posited that state regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday in part to attack the crypto industry. S...

“CBDCs Could Be Used For Spying on the US,” Congressman Banks

CBDCs would allow the government to have direct control over financial transactions made by citizens. CBDCs could be used to gather sensitive data on spending habits and personal preferences. Concerns...

Former Congressman Barney Frank Comments on Failure of Banking Giants

Barney Frank commented that cryptocurrency is an entity that regulators failed to reckon with in 2008. The former congressman’s comment was rooted in the recent failures of the commercial banking gian...

US Congressman warns CBDCs can be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on Americans

US Representative Tom Emmer has expressed concerns over the introduction of programmable Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in the United States, stating that it may compromise the financial priv...

U.S. Congressman cautions about privacy concerns regarding CBDCs

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer believes that the introduction of CBDCs will jeopardize the financial privacy of American citizens. Emmer introduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act last month. United States...

CBDCs could be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on US citizens: Congressman

United States Congressman Tom Emmer believes the launch of programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country could strip American citizens of their financial privacy. Speaking at the Ca...

Republican Congressman Tom Emmer Introduces Bill to Ban Fed’s CBDC

On February 22, Republican Congressman Tom Emmer of the US House of Representatives introduced a bill to ban the Federal Reserve (Fed) from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The “CBDC An...

Bill Vs. CBDC – Why This US Congressman Wants To Block The Fed From Issuing A Digital Dollar

Some US congressmen have expressed concerns or opposition to the idea of a  Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC, being pushed by the US Federal Reserve. One of them is Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota),...

U.S. Congressman introduces bill to block CDBC roll out

United States Congressman Tom Emmer has introduced a new bill seeking to block the Federal Reserve (the Fed) from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC).  The bill dubbed ‘CBDC Anti-Surveillan...

Congressman Hill to ‘make sure’ US is the place for blockchain innovation

The chairman of the newly formed United States congressional subcommittee on digital assets has pledged to promote progressive crypto regulations to ensure that “America is the place for innovation in...

Here’s Everything The Embattled Congressman Has Lied About

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told his former roommate he was a model who would grace the pages of Vogue and worked at New York Fashion Week, where he met “all the Victoria’s Secret models,” New York Ma...

FTX Greased US Congressman?

CoinDesk reported on Jan. 18 that one in three of US Congressmen received donations from FTX. In particular, the list includes 196 senators from Democratic Party and Republican Party, accounting for n...

Everything The Embattled Congressman Has Lied About

Topline Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is resisting calls to resign, despite admitting to fabricating key portions of his resume and facing a slew of investigations into allegations he lied about everythin...

Congressman Tom Emmer Lashes Out Against Gary Gensler’s Tweet

“Gary Gensler is protecting no one,” says Congressman Tom Emmer. Emmer believes that Gensler’s regulation through enforcement strategy hurts Americans.  “Crypto intermediaries need to comply with our ...

Crypto-friendly congressman to reintroduce Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

Rep. Tom Emmer has revealed plans to reintroduce the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. The bill was first floated in 2021 and it aims to exempt blockchain and crypto-focused businesses that do not ...

Pro-crypto Congressman Tom Emmer looks to reintroduce bill to protect non-custodial blockchain service providers

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer is looking to reintroduce a bipartisan bill aimed at excluding non-custodial blockchain service providers from registering as custodial exchanges. The pro-crypto lawmaker ha...

Congressman Tom Emmer alleges SEC Chairman Gensler was aware of FTX fraud

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has alleged that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler knew that FTX was fraudulent, but still held meetings with the disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Recent developments saw Dec. 1...

Congressman Brad Sherman Trashes Crypto During Recent Hearing

Alex Dovbnya The anti-crypto congressman claims that it would be wrong to view the disgraced FTX founder as just “one big snake” in crypto During a recent congressional hearing devoted to the collapse...

Congressman Calls for Investigation Into Gensler, SEC’s Role in FTX Collapse

A Democratic congressman is calling for an independent investigation into the Security and Exchange Commission’s failure to prevent the historic collapse of crypto exchange FTX.  In a strongly w...

GOP Congressman Cawthorn Fined for Promoting ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Cryptocurrency

The United States House Committee on Ethics slapped Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) with a $15,237 fine for violating rules protecting against conflicts of interest by promoting a cryptocurren...

Congressman Will Pay Over $14K Fine for Violating Crypto Policy

Madison was found violating the rules of Legislators.   Madison Cawthorn, a Republican representative of North Carolina, has been instructed to compensate more than $14,000 for his involvement in a cr...

U.S. Congressman fined for marketing crypto project

A report published on Dec. 6 states that Representative Madison Cawthorn violated congressional ethics standards by unlawfully promoting crypto which he held a financial stake. Congressman from Wester...

Congressman Tom Emmer “More Concerned Now” That SEC’s Crypto Strategy Isn’t Working ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp US Congressman Tom Emmer has faulted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to prevent the FTX collapse despite outwardly promoting...

U.S. Congressman Blames SEC Chair Gary Gensler and SBF for FTX Collapse

– Advertisement – Minnesota Rep. Gary Gensler and SBF for FTX’s collapse.  Minnesota Rep. Thomas Earl Emmer has blamed both SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and Sam Bankman-Fried for FTX collapse...

Sam Bankman-Fried Conspired With SEC for “Special Treatment:” US Congressman

Tom Emmer – the U.S. congressional representative for Minnesota – recently spoke on the political meetings and failures surrounding Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), prior to his exchange’s collapse.  The Repu...

US Congressman defends decentralization, blames SBF, Gensler, CeFi for FTX collapse

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer said FTX’s collapse was not a crypto failure; instead, it was a failure of centralized finance (CeFi), Sam Bankman-Fried, and SEC’s Chairman Gary Gensler in a Nov. 22 Fox Bu...

US Congressman Says ‘Crypto Bros’ Preventing Legislation by Flooding Washington With Lobbying Money

US Congressman Brad Sherman is calling out FTX executives for flooding Washington, D.C. with excessive lobbying efforts that have stymied crypto regulation legislation. The Democratic congressman says...

Congressman Brad Sherman Takes Aim at ‘Billionaire Crypto Bros’ for Slowing Regulation

U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman has hit out at the crypto industry in the wake of the FTX collapse, pointing the finger at “billionaire crypto bros” for attempting to delay “meaningful legislation” from...

Congressman Brad Sherman Blames ‘Billionaire Crypto Bros’ for the FTX Collapse

Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, in a statement regarding the collapse of FTX, has blamed ‘billionaire crypto bros’ for deterring prop...

Congressman Sherman accuses ‘billionaire crypto bros’ of impeding crypto-regulations

U.S Congressman Brad Sherman has taken aim at crypto’s rich and elite, accusing them of impeding necessary legislations required to regulate the industry. The representative of California’s 30th Congr...

Congressman Brad Sherman claims FTX ‘deterred legislation’ with money

Anti-crypto Congressman Brad Sherman released a statement on the FTX crash and said that FTX has been supporting Democrats to influence crypto regulations and that he was correct to urge the SEC to ta...

US Congressman says SEC’s Gensler allegedly had dubious ties to FTX, promises investigation

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer said in a tweet that he had received reports that  the SEC chairman Gary Gensler was allegedly helping Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX “work on legal loopholes to obtain a regulat...