Yesterday the Mississippi Senate passed a bill legalizing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining in the state. Although mining was not previously banned in Mississippi, it will now be framed with clear and...
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Mississippi Senate passes bill to legalize crypto mining
Ad Lawmakers from the Mississippi Senate have passed a legislative bill to legalize Bitcoin mining in the state and protect miners from discrimination. The Mississippi digital asset mining bill was in...
Crypto Council for Innovation lawyer to testify at US Senate ‘crypto crash’ hearing
United States lawmakers with the Senate Banking Committee have announced three witnesses scheduled to appear before a hearing on “crypto crashes” scheduled on Feb. 14. At the time of publication, the ...
Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on U.S.-China policy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing titled “Evaluating U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Extreme Competition.” The hearing comes two days after President Joe Biden hi...
Southwest faces Senate hearing over holiday travel chaos
Passengers check in for a Southwest Airlines Co. flight inside Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on August 10, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Ima...
Southwest Senate testimony on holiday meltdown to tout fixes
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines plans to apologiz...
Senate Banking Committee to Hold Second Hearing on Crypto Market Crash
The Senate Banking Committee of the United States Congress has planned a second hearing to investigate the effects that might result from a meltdown in the cryptocurrency market. Sherrod Brown, the ch...
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Schedules ‘Crypto Crash’ Hearing for February 14th
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is primed to probe last year’s crypto crash on Valentine’s Day. The committee scheduled a hearing for February 14th at 10 a.m. titled “...
Southwest faces Senate hearing over holiday meltdown
John and Lori Ingoldsby, who drove to Denver after the first leg of their flight on Southwest Airlines was canceled, wait for a flight to finish their trip at Denver International Airport on December ...
Senate Banking Committee’s priorities for new Congress include crypto: Report
Senator Tim Scott, the Republican ranking member on the United States Senate Banking Committee, reportedly plans to develop “a bipartisan regulatory framework” for cryptocurrencies. According to a Feb...
Senate Banking Committee to Develop Bipartisan Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrencies
Recent reports indicate that Republican United States Senator Tim Scott, who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, aims to build “a bipartisan regulatory framework”...
Pelosi Endorses Adam Schiff For California Senate Seat, Pending Dianne Feinstein’s Retirement
Topline Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Adam Schiff for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D)’s seat if Feinstein retires at the end of her term, Pelosi said in a statement Thursday expressing sup...
House Members Have Ways To Pass Amendments
Many doubters assume that House members cannot legislate, especially not from the House floor. Within the House, the doubters would say, legislation offered in the form of floor amendments are not in ...
Senator Ted Cruz Says Something Is Missing In The US Senate
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Senator Ted Cruz has tabled a proposal where vendors in Capitol Hill will be required to accept cryptocurrencies as a means of pa...
New York State Senate Proposes For Crypto Payments in State Entities
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News State agencies would be free to sign agreements with people to offer acceptance. Clyde Vanel, a Democrat in the Assembly, proposed the bill. The goal of a new me...
New York Senate Bill Proposes Legalizing Crypto for Payment in State Agencies
A new bill introduced to the New York Senate seeks to make certain cryptocurrencies a legal form of payment for state agencies. This would include accepting crypto as payment for civil penalties, fine...
US Senate Finance Committee Explored Benefits of Bitcoin Mining
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Dennis Porter has recently conducted a presentation on Bitcoin mining and its environmental impact. The New Hampshire governor recently conveyed that the legal a...
Adam Schiff Running For Feinstein’s Senate Seat—Adding To Crowded Field Of Potential Progressive Challengers
Topline Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) announced Thursday he will run for Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, pending her retirement, joining what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic can...
The Impact Of The SAFE Banking Act Failure
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Getty Images Key takeaways The SAFE Banking Act is a bill designed to allow cannabis companies to access mainstream financial services, as it remains illegal at a F...
Kyrsten Sinema Will Face Progressive Challenger Ruben Gallego For Senate Seat In 2024
Topline Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will run for Sen. Krysten Sinema (I)’s seat in 2024, he announced Monday, after Sinema defected from the party in December, a move that could cost Democrats the se...
Sinema Facing Senate Challenge By Progressive Democrat Gallego After Leaving Party
Topline Progressive Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is set to become the first notable Democrat to announce he’s running for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) seat in 2024, according to multiple reports, s...
CFTC commissioner asks Senate not to permit exchange self-certification
CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has asked the U.S. Senate to tighten a piece of crypto regulation, according to a Jan. 18 report from the Wall Street Journal. Commissioner warns against sel...
Key Senate Democrats push Southwest CEO for answers on holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reute...
Argentine Senate Mulls Crypto Advertisement Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Argentine senate is discussing a preliminary project that would regulate the way in which individuals and organizations promote crypto. The objective of the project, which is still under discussio...
Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Budget Bill–Here Are Some Of The Most Notable Items, Including Money For Sanctuary Cities And $15 Billion In Earmarks
Topline Senators passed a fiscal year 2023 budget Thursday that would fund the government until September 30 of next year through a sprawling piece of legislation, known as the “omnibus bill,” packed ...
$1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Passes U.S. Senate
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeways The $1.7 trillion government spending bill has passed, which means they’ll be able to keep the lights on until at least September next ye...
Cannabis Stocks Tumble On Third Failure Of SAFE Banking Act
(Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways There are reports that the SAFE Banking Act will be excluded from a must-pass bill, marking the third time it’s failed to get through the...
US Senate Banking Chairman Says Banning Cryptocurrencies Is Very Difficult: Report
US Senator Sherrod Brown reportedly says banning cryptocurrencies is “very difficult” after presiding over a hearing on the collapse of FTX. In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, ...
Senate Banking Committee Head Sherrod Brown Wants Crypto to Ban
Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the United States Banking Committee, has recommended that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ought to di...
California Senate Reintroduces Bill To Decriminalize Mushrooms
California Senate has reintroduced a bill to decriminalize mushrooms getty The California Senate has reintroduced a bill which, if passed, would decriminalize ayahuasca or “magic mushrooms”...
Ban Crypto? Why Senate Banking Chief Suggests SEC And CFTC Should Do So
Crypto is at the crosshair of a U.S. lawmaker – and it’s not surprising. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of United States Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, suggested on December 18 that fede...