Alex Dovbnya Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) claims that Binance has ties to the Chinese Communist Party During an FTX-focused hearing held by the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) sai...
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Senator Warren Leads New Crypto Crackdown, Says ‘Rogue Nations’ Using Crypto for Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion
Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading a new regulatory campaign for crypto as she says entities are using the technology to fund illicit activities, including terrorism. The Massachusetts Democrat recen...
U.S. Senator Warren Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Address Crypto Money Laundering
– Advertisement – The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act from Elizabeth Warren addresses loopholes within the crypto space being exploited for money laundering. Rogue nations, oliga...
Senator Wants Bitcoin in Retirement Plans?
Can Bitcoin be used for retirement plans in the United States? The crypto winter had not shaken resolve to believe in BTC- Cynthia Lummis. United States Senator Cynthia Lummis, known for her pro-cry...
U.S. Senator Toomey Says Indictment Against SBF is not Against Crypto
– Advertisement – The crypto-friendly Pennsylvanian senator noted that the recent charges are aimed at the individuals abusing crypto, not the industry itself. United States businessman an...
Senator Lummis Still Trusts Bitcoin For Retirement
The pro-cryptocurrency senator is unmoved by the continuing “crypto winter” or by the proposals from his colleagues to limit the use of bitcoin in retirement plans. He believes that crypto...
Investing Retirement Funds in Bitcoin Remains a Good Idea: Senator Lummis
The Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis remains unfazed by the ongoing bear market, saying Americans should feel safe investing their retirement savings in bitcoin. The politician is among the biggest a...
This U.S. Senator discloses vast Bitcoin holdings while talking of 401k plans
Senator Cynthia Lummis believed that everyone should make Bitcoin part of their retirement savings However, BTC’s volatility made the plan contentious Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming’s United States Senator, ...
‘Bitcoin Will Go Up’: Senator Lummis Defends BTC In Retirement Plans
With the rapid adoption of bitcoin over the last few years, the digital asset has been able to make its way into traditional finance. One of the most prominent of these was the inclusion of bitcoin in...
US Senator Jon Tester Says There’s No Reason Why Crypto Should Exist
US Senator Jon Tester says there is no useful purpose for crypto as the FTX collapse energizes talks to adopt federal crypto regulations. In a new interview with NBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, ...
Wyoming’s Senator bullish on Bitcoin despite market downturn
Wyoming’s Senator Cynthia Lummis has categorically stated that she still believes that Bitcoin (BTC) should be part of Americans’ retirement funds. Lummis still maintains a bullish Bitcoin stance Des...
Senator Lummis still ‘very comfortable’ with Bitcoin in retirement plans
Pro-crypto United States Senator Cynthia Lummis has remained steadfast in her support for Bitcoin (BTC) as part of diversified retirement plans, despite calls otherwise from her Senate peers. As it st...
Senator Lummis ‘comfortable’ including Bitcoin in retirement funds amid bear market
US Senator Cynthia Lummis is still a devoted Bitcoin supporter, as she wants to add Bitcoin to retirement funds amid the struggling crypto market. “I’m very comfortable with making sure that people ca...
Crypto Regulation Will Make People Believe it’s Real, says US Senator
Cryptocurrencies have their sides divided when it comes to perception of people towards the burgeoning asset class. Many financial authorities and people on authoritative designations also have differ...
US Senator says crypto is worthless and shouldn’t exist
One of the senators attacking the cryptocurrency industry recently is Democrat Jon Tester, who claims that the sector serves no purpose as it is unsupported and offers nothing. The senior senator and ...
U.S Senator Contends There Is No Need for Crypto to Exist
11 seconds ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Jon Tester stated that there is “no reason why crypto should exist.” According to Tester, regulating crypto will lead people to believe it is real. Jon Tester...
US senator calls on SEC’s Gensler to answer for ‘regulatory failures’
Minnesota Senator Tom Emmer has slammed United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler for his flawed “crypto information-gathering efforts” and insisted Gensler should appea...
U.S. Senator Claims That Crypto Shouldn’t Exist
Alex Dovbnya Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has also argued against legitimacy-inferring regulations for the cryptocurrency sector Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Sunday opined that cryptocurrencies shouldn’...
Massachusetts Senator Forwards Bill Aimed at Forcing Crypto Miners to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Bitcoin News
On Dec. 8, 2022, three Democratic politicians from Massachusetts, Oregon, and California revealed legislation aimed at combatting “energy-intensive” cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill introduc...
Senator Warren Wants the Fed to Answer for Banking Sector’s Ties to FTX
U.S. lawmakers have penned a letter pressing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for information on American banks’ ties to crypto following the collapse of FTX. In a Wednesday letter, Democrat se...
US Senator Calls Sam Bankman-Fried to Answer for Failure of FTX and Alameda Research – Bitcoin News
Two congressional hearings will be held next week on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and U.S. lawmakers have asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to testify. As the founder of FTX ...
Democrat Senator Seeking Potential Crypto Regulations, Report
Crypto regulations remained the hot issue across the crypto space and the point of tussle between regulators and crypto proponents. Yet the authorities or the people having authority are often reporte...
Senator Lummis Now Believes Ether is a Security
Yet another US politician at the center of crypto industry regulation has changed stances on Ether’s legal classification. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) revealed Wednesday that she now views the secon...
Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
Most cryptocurrencies are likely to be regulated as securities in the United States, according to the CEO of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), Jeffrey Sprecher and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The ren...
Senator Warren’s Bill Imposes New Obligations on Crypto Firms
22 mins ago | 2 mins read Editors News Senator Elizabeth Warren, a crypto skeptic, is working on a crypto bill. The bill’s aims include taxation, regulation, national security, and climate. According ...
U.S Senator John Boozman Claims Bitcoin Is a Commodity
The committee’s mandate includes monitoring the American commodities markets. In August, Boozman and many senators presented the DCCPA act. In a hearing on Thursday titled “Why Congress Needs to Act: ...
Bullish on Bitcoin, US Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to be a crypto oasis
United States Senator Ted Cruz wants to make the American state of Texas an oasis for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. Speaking at the Texas Blockchain Summit 2022 in late November, the politician ...
How A Rock Star, A Physician-Legislator, And An Evangelical Senator Bonded To Help End The Global AIDS Pandemic: A Backstory
Three weeks ago, Bono came through Nashville on his book tour for “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” Following his 2-hour solo performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Gra...
The U.S. Senator Calls for Coordination With Treasury on Crypto
Sen. Sherrod Brown sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to help work on cryptocurrency legislation after the FTX fallout. In the letter to the Treasury Chief, Mr. Brown, told Ms...
U.S. Senator questions crypto exchanges on their user protection policies
Six exchanges have been asked to provide information pertaining to consumer relief in the event of the company’s insolvency. Senator Wyden has also sought answers on the safeguards put in place in ord...
‘Bitcoin Senator’ Lummis: FTX Collapse Shows ‘It’s Time’ for Congress to Learn About Crypto
The collapse of crypto exchange FTX highlights the need for Congress to “learn more” about cryptocurrency, said Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), known as the “Bitcoin Senator” for h...
Binance, Coinbase Among Crypto Firms Questioned by US Senator After FTX Mess
“As Congress considers much-needed regulations for the crypto industry, I will focus on the clear need for consumer protections along the lines of the assurances that have long existed for customers o...