A gun lobbying association has urged people to protest a proposal to exclude crypto from the definition of ‘money,’ which they claim effectively criminalizes buying guns with digital currency. Just la...
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DCTA Lobbyists Ask Retail Investors to Help Limit SEC Crackdown
The consumer advocacy group, Digital Currency Trader’s Alliance (DCTA), has called on retail crypto investors to lobby their congressional representatives to fight the Security and Exchange Commission...
MAS Crypto Proposal “Overly Restrictive,” Says Lobbyists
The principal cryptocurrency lobbying association in Singapore has been critical of the central bank’s crypto proposals, calling them “overly restrictive.” The Monetary Authority of Singapore recently...
Singapore’s lobbyists oppose proposed blanket ban on lending crypto tokens
A crypto lobbying group based in Singapore has voiced its opposition to the proposal from the central bank to prohibit crypto firms from lending crypto tokens. On Oct. 26, Singapore’s central bank iss...
Crypto Lobbyists Argue That Spot BTC ETF Is Long Overdue – crypto.news
An advocacy group based in Washington, The Digital Chamber of Commerce, has commissioned a report that will be released on Monday. The report accuses the US SEC of depriving US investors access to spo...
EU Stablecoin Ban Would Cause “Extreme Volatility,” Lobbyists Warn
Key Takeaways Blockchain for Europe and the Digital Euro Association have sent a letter to the EU Council warning against the potential impact the proposed MiCA legislation could have on crypto. The l...
BlockFi hires lobbyists to streamline talks with policymakers
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Renowned crypto lending platform BlockFi has hired lobbyists from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP to work on regulatory a...
Bitcoin lobbyists rebut ‘misconceptions’ over environmental impact
The bitcoin mining industry employed an estimated 58.4% sustainable energy mix Crypto mining facilities is polluting communities across the country The mining difficulty level is now at 29.79 trillion...
Lobbyists Are Helping Draft US Crypto Legislation, Claims Report
Across the U.S., a wave of pro-crypto legislation is sweeping through the states. But closer inspection reveals lobbying by crypto companies is behind it. The New York Times reported that cryptocurren...
Crypto lobbyists up 180% since 2018, with Andrew Yang joining the charge
Lobbying by the cryptocurrency industry and crypto proponents is booming in the U.S. Congress. According to a report released Tuesday by Public Citizen, the number of lobbyists for cryptocurrency-rela...