Bankman-Fried-backed bill on hold until next Congress, says Senate chair

The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, or DCCPA, whose association with Sam Bankman-Fried has come under added scrutiny following FTX’s collapse, is on pause until next year. Senate Ag...

CFTC Chair Behnam walks fine line during Congress’ first FTX hearing

After crypto exchange behemoth FTX imploded in a matter of days, the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission walked a fine line in continuing his call for the same legislation Sam Bankman-...

Senate committee to hold FTX-related hearing in December

The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a hearing on the recent high-profile collapse of crypto exchange FTX.  Titled “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collap...

FTX asked about, but did not receive special exemption from SEC

FTX and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried talked to the Securities and Exchange Commission about a no-action letter, an SEC record of a meeting between the embattled former executive and senior agency staf...

Senators moving forward with SBF-backed bill after FTX collapse

The bipartisan authors of Senate legislation that would increase oversight of cryptocurrencies considered to be digital commodities in the U.S., like bitcoin, plan to move forward with the bill. ...

Bill broadening CFTC’s crypto power could get vote soon, author says

The Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) hopes to hold a committee vote, “in the next couple of weeks,” on a bill she wrote to shift more authority over digital ass...

California’s Battery-Powered EVs Could Increase Emissions

Willow Creek Bridge, Big Sur highway in California. getty Come 2035, California residents will have to shop elsewhere for new gasoline powered vehicles. On August 25, the California Air Resources Boar...

Senate committee preps hearing on CFTC regime for crypto exchanges: Sources

The Senate Agriculture Committee is preparing a hearing on a bill that would drastically alter regulation for crypto exchanges, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter.  The bill in que...