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Panic Mustn’t Be Allowed to Spread After SVB Collapse: EU Lawmaker
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Crypto regulation tightens in India as lawmaker makes this move – Cryptopolitan
Crypto regulation in India is tightening as the finance ministry has notified that crypto or virtual asset businesses will now be under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)...
War had no impact on Ukraine’s regulatory approach to crypto, Kyiv lawmaker says
Ukraine continues working on cryptocurrency legislation a year after Russia’s invasion. According to Yurii Boiko, commissioner of Ukraine’s National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM), ...
US Lawmaker Launches CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to Protect Americans’ Right to Financial Privacy – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has introduced the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Anti-Surveillance State Act “to halt efforts of unelected bureaucrats” from “stripping Americans of their right to fi...
Illinois lawmaker floats ‘weird’ digital property protection bill
Illinois’ Sen. Rebert Peters has introduced the digital property protection act, which aims to mandate blockchain projects in the state to reverse already executed on-chain transactions when ordered b...
Alec Baldwin Moves To Disqualify Special Prosecutor In ‘Rust’ Case For Serving As State Lawmaker
Topline A lawyer representing actor Alec Baldwin, who was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter last week in the 2021 gun death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his movie...
Top Republican lawmaker explains how Congress is warming up to crypto
Episode 4 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify, Google Podc...
US Lawmaker Outlines Priorities to Regulate Crypto and Make America the Place for Blockchain Innovation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of a newly formed digital assets committee, U.S. Congressman French Hill, has outlined some priorities to regulate the crypto sector and ensure America is the place for fintech and blockc...
Russia Mulls Gold-backed Stablecoin, Lawmaker Confirms After Iran Visit – Finance Bitcoin News
Russia may issue a stablecoin backed by gold to use in international settlements, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has admitted. The matter has been discussed during a recent visit to I...
US lawmaker Tom Emmer says SEC is ‘protecting’ no one
U.S. lawmaker Tom Emmer said SEC chairman Gary Gensler is “protecting” no one with his “regulation through enforcement” strategy. Instead, Emmer believes that the policy hurts “everyday Americans.” Em...
Hong Kong lawmaker wants to turn CBDC into stablecoin featuring DeFi
Hong Kong authorities are looking for new designs for a central bank digital currency (CDBC), now proposing to issue a CBDC in the form of a stablecoin backed by the government. Wu Jiezhuang, a member...
Hong Kong lawmaker wants CBDC with Defi features
Wu Jiezhuang, a Hong Kong lawmaker, believes that making an e-HKD stablecoin would make adopting new Web3 technology easier. Wu Jiezhuang’s suggestions come on the heels of the Hong Kong Monetary Auth...
Opposition press links Russian lawmaker to local crypto OTC
A Russian legislator who was one of the authors of the bill to legalize cryptocurrency mining in the country has been tied to local over-the-counter (OTC) exchange Bankoff. Russian opposition activist...
US Lawmaker Suggests ‘Maybe’ Crypto Should Be Banned Citing Bigger Issues Than FTX – Bitcoin News
A U.S. senator has suggested that cryptocurrency should “maybe” be banned following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. However, he acknowledged that banning crypto “is very difficult because it will...
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC Chair Gensler to Testify About His Crypto Regulatory Failures – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to testify before Congress and “answer questions about the cost of his regulatory f...
Pro-Crypto EU Lawmaker Eva Kaili Set to Lose Vice-Presidency Amid Corruption Probe
“I have stripped the Vice-President mentioned of any tasks and responsibilities related to their role as Vice-President,” Metsola told lawmakers Monday, without mentioning Kaili by name. A meeting of ...
Pro-Crypto Lawmaker Blames Gary Gensler for FTX Collapse
Democrat Representative Ritchie Torres has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether the Securities and Exchange Commission and chair Gary Gensler should be held res...
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready – Regulation Bitcoin News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryp...
Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’ – Coinotizia
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid in his discussions about the collapse of his crypto exchange...
Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid in his discussions about the collapse of his crypto exchange...
US lawmaker questions major crypto exchanges on consumer protection amid FTX collapse
Ron Wyden, chair for the United States Senate Finance Committee, has requested information from six crypto firms on consumer protection following FTX’s liquidity issues and bankruptcy. In separate let...
Kenyan Lawmaker Proposes Introducing Crypto Income and Capital Gains Tax – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to a capital markets amendment bill reportedly sponsored by Kenyan lawmaker Abraham Kirwa, cryptocurrency holders in the country will be obliged to pay taxes on gains. In addition, the bill ...
Billionaire Crypto Executives Are To Blame For The Lack Of Regulatory Clarity In The Industry, Says US Lawmaker ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     U.S. congressman points accusing fingers at billionaire founders for the delayed legislation in the digital assets ecosystem. FTX and some other enti...
FTX collapse was a ‘dumpster fire,’ says US lawmaker announcing investigative hearing
Members of the United States House Financial Services Committee have scheduled a December hearing aimed at exploring the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and “broader consequences for the digital asset...
EU’s MiCA regulation would have had limited impact on FTX debacle, lawmaker says
EU lawmakers differ in their view on how the bloc’s upcoming crypto regulation would have cushioned the blow from FTX’s collapse. The effects of FTX’s filing for bankruptcy pro...
Find Here What US Lawmaker Said on Collapse of FTX
In a recent Press Release published on November 13, 2022, by the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, made ...
GOP lawmaker donates FTX exec’s campaign contribution
Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., is the latest member of Congress to donate political funds he received from an FTX executive, distancing himself after the troubled crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy prote...
US lawmaker blames ‘billionaire crypto bros’ for delayed legislation
United States congressman Brad Sherman, a known crypto skeptic, has pointed the finger at “billionaire crypto bros” for slowing down much-needed cryptocurrency regulation. In a Nov. 13 statement addr...
US Lawmaker Claims SEC Chair Gary Gensler Was Trying To Help FTX ‘Obtain Regulatory Monopoly’ Over Crypto
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer says his office is looking into allegations of a conspiracy between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman and embattled crypto exchange FTX. Acc...