On Thursday, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler spoke before the Senate Banking Committee to defend the agency’s stance on cryptocurrencies and its efforts to include cli...
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Delayed Until After Midterms Amid Uncertain GOP Support
Topline The Senate will wait until after the November elections before voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage nationwide, as Democrats struggle to win over Republican support, lawmakers told mu...
SEC Chair Gensler holds tight to his crypto position in preview of Senate testimony
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in a hearing titled “Oversight of...
Gensler’s Senate Testimony Still Sheds No Light on Determining Security Status of Cryptos
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, says the ‘vast majority’ of crypto assets are securities but didn’t elaborate on how to determine whether one is. According to Gensler...
Here Is SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Testimony About Crypto At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee Hearing
– Advertisement – SEC Chairman Testifies In Front Of U.S. Senate Banking Committee. As reported by The Crypto Basic SEC’s chair Gary Gensler was to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Ba...
Lindsey Graham Introduces National Abortion Ban—Here’s What It Would Do
Topline Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would criminalize abortion after 15 weeks into a pregnancy, the first national ban on the procedure to be introduced after the Supre...
‘Bitcoiner’ Bruce Fenton Mines Senate Race for Support in Granite State
SALEM, N.H. — New Hampshire Republican Bruce Fenton is down in the polls, and plenty of Granite Staters haven’t even heard of him, but the self-described “bitcoiner” is doing his part to get people ta...
Senate Republicans Would Pay A High Price To Shut Down The Government To Fight Against Covid Relief Or Manchin’s Energy Provisions Or Liberalizing Medicaid Abortions For Poor Women
To avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month, Congress must pass the continuing resolution (CR) which funds the government. It takes 60 Senate votes for cloture on the CR. A united Senate R...
South Carolina Senate Rejects Near-Total Abortion Ban—But Doubles Down On 6-Week Limit
Topline The South Carolina Senate failed to pass legislation Thursday that would have banned nearly all abortions in the state, instead imposing further restrictions on the six-week ban the state prev...
SEC Chairman To Testify In Front Of U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Deaton Says “Gensler Realized Hiding Behind Twitter Videos Isn’t Working”
– Advertisement – Attorney Deaton Slams Gary Gensler’s Leadership at the SEC As SEC Chairman is Set To Testify In Front Of U.S. Senate Banking. Ripple (XRP) Holders Attorney Slams SEC Chai...
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...
New Government Contracts Bill Fleeces Taxpayers Bi-Partisan Style
A little noticed Senate bill entitled the “AGILE Procurement Act” (S. 4623) is a classic illustration of large business interests hijacking government contracting policy in the name of promoting small...
Philippine Lawmakers, Central Bank, SEC Discuss Crypto Regulation in Senate Hearing – Regulation Bitcoin News
The central bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines discussed crypto regulation in a Senate hearing with the participation of several executives from the crypto indust...
Senate Democrats recently proposed $21B in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could be poised to pop
Senate Democrats recently proposed $21B in new COVID-19 funding — here are 3 healthcare stocks that could be poised to pop The healthcare sector received a lot of investor attention during the early d...
Senator claims the FDIC is stonewalling banks that try to work with crypto
Senator Pat Toomey, R. PA, is calling the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to account for its work in crypto. In an August 17 letter to FDIC acting chairman Martin Gruenberg, Toomey says the age...
House Passes Democrats’ Ambitious $430 Billion Climate And Health Bill
Topline The House of Representatives voted 220-207 to approve the $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act on Friday after months of torturous negotiations among Senate Democrats that finally resulted in ...
Galaxy Digital Records Increased Losses, Senate Passed Inflation Reduction Act, Crypto Market Bullish – crypto.news
Galaxy Digital recently released its quarterly report that indicates the network suffered a $554 million loss in the second quarter. In other news, the US Senate passed the inflation reduction act on ...
The New Corporate Minimum Tax In Congress’ Climate Legislation Is A Bad Idea
WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the Senate Chamber with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) … [+] following a vote in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2...
Landmark Climate Bill Could Help Boost Struggling Nuclear Plants—Here’s Why
Topline Nuclear plants could see their bottom lines improve thanks to a new tax credit in the massive climate, health care and deficit reduction package passed by the Senate this weekend—a potential l...
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act: why does it matter for EV investors?
EV stocks ended in the green on Monday after the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “House” will now vote on it this Friday. How does the bill help the EV space? The proposed legi...
Tesla, EV Makers Stand to Get Billions for Factories From Senate Bill
The Senate climate bill passed over the weekend offers billions of dollars for electric-vehicle and battery factories, and includes rules that the auto industry says will make it tougher for some cons...
The US senate just passed a massive $430 billion bill to fight climate change, lower drug costs — and these stocks are buzzing because of it
The US senate just passed a massive $430 billion bill to fight climate change, lower drug costs — and these stocks are buzzing because of it The clean energy sector has had a choppy ride over the past...
Senate passes historic climate bill — Here are 2 stocks that could benefit
After an all-night voting session, the US Senate passed the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The bill brings up many questions – not least of which is, will a government spending bill actually redu...
US Senate approves $430 billion inflation reduction plan
A $430 billion climate, tax and health care bill passed the US Senate on Sunday after months of negotiations that ended in a marathon night of debate and amendment votes. $430 billion US anti-inflatio...
Senate Approves $430 Billion Climate And Healthcare Bill
Topline Senate Democrats voted Sunday to pass the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, approving the landmark $430 billion climate, tax and healthcare bill after months of negotiations that ended in a ma...
Senate Passes Climate Bill. The Rush to Renewable Energy Is On.
The climate and tax package passed by the Senate on Sunday will unlock around $400 billion in funding for clean energy and accelerate a historic shift in how the world is powered. Along with a paralle...
Senate GOP Blocks Insulin Price Cap For Private Insurance As Democrats Aim To Pass Economic Bill
Topline The Senate has spent more than 12 hours debating amendments to the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark climate, tax and healthcare bill Democrats aim to pass Sunday afternoon usin...
Senate Bill Would Give CFTC ‘Exclusive Oversight’ of Bitcoin and Ethereum
A bill introduced by a Senate committee would grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission “exclusive oversight” over what it defines as a “digital commodity.” The Digital Commodities Consumer Prote...
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) To Be Policed by CFTC Under New US Senate Proposal: Report
The push to regulate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) forges ahead as a bipartisan bill has been submitted to the United States Senate. According to a new Wall Street Journal ...