A coalition of US Representatives led by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is asking the nation’s most prominent crypto firms to deliver data on their divers...
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US lawmakers request crypto firms provide info on diversity and inclusion
A group of five lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives has requested data on the diversity and inclusion practices of 20 major firms dealing with cryptocurrencies and Web3. In a Thu...
Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens
Waters, who is also leading an effort alongside the panel’s ranking Republican to write legislation to regulate stablecoins, signed the letters alongside other committee Democrats, sending the request...
US Lawmakers Encircles 20 Largest Crypto Firms Seeking Diversity Data
US Lawmakers sent letters to 20 crypto companies asking inclusion practices Maxime Waters leading the team for the process Crypto Firms Under Inclusion Surveillance Lawmakers in the US are...
US Lawmakers Move to Clarify Definition of ‘Brokers’ in 2021 Infrastructure Law
Supported by Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the bill would exclude miners or other node operators and wal...
Ripple’s Counsel Believes The US Lawmakers Should be Sensible on The Lawsuit
In an opinion post published on Wednesday, Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, emphasised the need for smart cryptocurrency law. Sherman’s erroneous comments highlight the pressing need ...
Ripple’s Counsel Urges US Lawmakers to Urgently Pass ‘Sensible’ Crypto Legislation Amid SEC Lawsuit Over XRP – Regulation Bitcoin News
Ripple’s general counsel has urged U.S. lawmakers to pass “sensible crypto legislation” amid a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the sale of xrp. “Rather than providing regulatory ...
US Lawmakers Demand that Google and Apple Provide Them Info on Fake Crypto Apps
During the Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Brown said that regulators and lawmakers should take the burden of crypto scams running on online platforms. As the crypto market matures, bad acto...
US Lawmakers’ new Legislation—Seeking Tax Exemption on Small Crypto Transaction
Crypto industry supporters have always asked for concessions from taxes on small crypto transactions. United States Senators asking for regulations of crypto transactions. Before you dive into a...
Will Stablecoins Be Tethered to the Fed? Lawmakers Have Circled That Option
Lawmakers in the House Financial Services Committee have found common ground on a bipartisan effort to establish stablecoin oversight in the U.S. It could mark a first step toward crypto regulation, t...
Lawmakers race to release draft of stablecoin bill ahead of August recess
US House of Representatives lawmakers could introduce draft text of a stablecoin bill as early as this week, a last-ditch effort to keep regulation front-of-mind ahead of the August recess. Lawmakers...
US lawmakers postpone bill addressing risks posed by stablecoins
The House of Representatives in the US has postponed a bill that addresses the risks derived from the use of stablecoins. The voting for the bill will be delayed until September until the lawmakers ad...
Lawmakers delay voting on US bill to regulate stablecoins till September
U.S. lawmakers have delayed the vote on a bipartisan bill on stablecoin regulation until at least September, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The bill would ha...
California Lawmakers Lift Crypto Donations Ban For Political Campaigns
2 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Anonymous or outside contributions will not be allowed under the new restrictions. All political campaigns must also have adequate KYC procedures. As a result of...
US Lawmakers Nearing Agreement on Stablecoin Regulation
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are close to concluding an agreement on new legislation that seeks to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins. The potential deal that would introduce the...
Trump Urged Senators To Delay Election Certification During Capitol Riot, Lawmakers Say
Topline Former President Donald Trump spent much of his time in the White House during the January 6 Capitol riot placing calls to senators urging them to delay the certification of the 2020 election,...
US lawmakers propose bank-like regulation for stablecoin issuers
Two US lawmakers, Maxine Waters and Patrick McHenry are collaborating on a bill that would impose strict bank-like regulations for stablecoins, The Wall Street Journal reported July 20. Stablecoin iss...
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...
Stablecoin Laws Very Soon A Reality In US With House Lawmakers Deal?
A deal between two House lawmakers for US stablecoin rules could well be a reality soon. With the possibility of a deal agreement in coming days, regulators could soon have a framework to control stab...
Bitcoin Mining Gets Cleaner, Lawmakers Call For Transparency
The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) published the results of their Q2, 2022, a survey on the state of the sector, its electricity consumption, and technological efficiency. The nonprofit organization cla...
Democratic Lawmakers Arrested By Capitol Police At Abortion Rights Rally
Topline Over a dozen Democratic members of Congress were arrested in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday during an abortion rights protest, marking the latest demonstration since the high court over...
Seven Crypto Miners Show ‘Disturbing’ Energy Use, Lawmakers Say
“The overall US crypto mining industry is likely to be problematic for energy and emissions,” lawmakers wrote They flagged that crypto miners have caused increased electricity costs for small business...
Paraguay lawmakers pass a bill targeting crypto taxes and regulations
Senators in Paraguay passed a bill on taxes and regulations in the cryptocurrency sector. The bill targets firms offering crypto trading services and those operating in the crypto mining sector. Parag...
US lawmakers ask about EPA, DOE monitoring of crypto mining emissions, energy consumption
Democratic legislators from both houses of the United States Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Department (DOE) to inform them of their findings on th...
UK lawmakers seek input on the future of crypto
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom began an inquiry into the future of cryptocurrency on Wednesday, putting out a call for evidence that will remain open for the next 61 days. The Treasury Committee is ...
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 ...
UK Lawmakers Seek Inputs On Regulation Of Digital Assets
To investigate the opportunities and hazards that crypto assets present for consumers and businesses, UK Lawmakers Treasury Select Committee has opened an investigation into them. UK Lawmakers Launch ...
IRS, Lawmakers Seek Review of Comey, McCabe Audits
WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service and members of Congress have asked the agency’s inspector general to investigate the circumstances surrounding intensive audits of James Comey and Andrew McCabe...
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 ...
Stablecoins put on notice as EU lawmakers agree on landmark MiCA framework
European Union (EU) lawmakers reached a political agreement on June 30 for crypto-asset regulation. The final trialogue covered supervisory architecture, AML provisions, and stablecoins policy, among ...
Blockchain lacks meaningful use cases, tech journalists tell UK lawmakers
Two journalists had a go at blockchain technology during a select committee in Westminster yesterday, June 29, Yahoo Finance reported. Addressing the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee,...