Four United States Republican senators lead by Bill Hagerty have written a letter to the heads of federal banking regulatory agencies questioning the ideological motivation behind recent regulatory mo...
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Elizabeth Warren Blames ‘Crypto Risk’ for Silvergate Bank’s Liquidation, Critics Dismiss Senator’s Claims as ‘Terribly Misinformed’ – Bitcoin News
After Silvergate Bank announced its voluntary liquidation, U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren is attributing the financial institution’s downfall to “crypto risk.” According to Warren, she had previously w...
U.S. Senators investigate Bitcoin mining’s environmental impact
On Tuesday, the Committee on Environment and Public Works chaired by Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) took a closer look at Bitcoin mining. Markey is sponsoring a bill that calls for increased tran...
Tucker Carlson Blasts McConnell And GOP Senators For Criticizing Jan. 6 Tapes: ‘Illusion Of Partisanship’
Topline Hard-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson fired back Tuesday at a series of Republican senators who criticized his misleading release of January 6 video footage downplaying the severity of the r...
Senators urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments
U.S. senators on Friday called for Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, warning that current restrictions cost patients precio...
Crypto Mining Poses Environment Pollution Threat: US Senators
US Senators requested the EPA and DOE to gather details regarding crypto mining companies’ gas emissions and energy use. The lawmakers claim that crypto mining results in environmental pollution. The ...
Senators Cruz And Manchin Introduce Legislation To Stop Federal Government From Banning Gas Stoves
Topline The debate over gas stoves is coming to the Senate after Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced legislation Thursday to bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) fr...
Silvergate Knew More About FTX Woes Than It Is Saying, US Senators Say
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage A group of US senators is seeking new details from Silvergate Capital Corp about its knowledge of FTX’s alleged misuse of custome...
Silvergate’s ties to FTX face renewed scrutiny from senators
Several U.S. senators are seeking new details from Silvergate Capital about its knowledge of FTX’s wrongdoing, according to a Jan. 31 report from Bloomberg. The senators responsible for the inquiry in...
US Senators Interrogate Silvergate on FTX Insider Knowledge
A cohort of the United States Senate is questioning crypto bank Silvergate about its knowledge of the FTX fraud, after finding responses to prior questioning “evasive” and “incomplete.” The senators s...
Senators push for Airline Passengers Bill of Rights
Passengers walk past a flight status board in Terminal C at Orlando International Airport that shows many delays, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, after the FAA grounded all U.S. flights earlier in the day. ...
US senators write to Silvergate Capital for answers on FTX collapse
It has been reported that a number of senators from the United States have sent a letter to Silvergate Capital, which is the parent business of Silvergate Bank, in which they ask for explanations rega...
US Senator’s Resolution Encourages Capitol Gift Shops to Accept Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a resolution that encourages Capitol gift shops to accept cryptocurrency payments. He stressed that lawmakers “should increase accessibility and signal our support for t...
Senators slam Live Nation over Ticketmaster’s dominance
The Senate Judiciary Committee slammed concert giant Live Nation on Tuesday, calling on activists and artists to speak to competition in the ticketing industry following a botched sale of Taylor Swift...
French senators vote to ease crypto licensing regulation
The French National Assembly voted in favor of rules that will ease licensing requirements for crypto firms, offering a sigh of relief for the industry. Lawmakers opted for an amendment proposed...
Judge slams senators’ letter against FTX lawyers as ‘inappropriate’
The judge handling FTX’s bankruptcy has reportedly slammed a joint letter from four United States senators calling for an independent examiner in the case. As reported by Cointelegraph, the senators s...
Senators voice concerns over law firm’s role in FTX bankruptcy
Four lawmakers lambasted a prominent law firm’s role in FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings and called for an independent examiner to oversee the investigation into the crypto exchange’s collapse. Sen...
Silvergate denies nepotism before U.S. senators
Silvergate CEO Alan Lane has denied allegations of nepotism before U.S. senators, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 21. Last month, on Nov.7, Silvergate Capital announced two ...
Silvergate account was at the center of FTX’s collapse, senators say
An account with Silvergate Capital may have played a key role in FTX’s collapse this November, according to a Dec. 20 report from the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper cited three U.S. senators who s...
U.S. Senators Warren, Marshall Introduce New Crypto Bill
In light of the recent collapse of the crypto exchange FTX, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall have introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The Act is aimed at the cryptocurr...
US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users – Coinotizia
Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The bill, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” is “the most direct a...
US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users – Regulation Bitcoin News
Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The bill, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” is “the most direct a...
Senators voice broader concerns around crypto, including Binance
Senate lawmakers are taking a closer look at Binance in the wake of FTX’s collapse, with a hearing today frequently touching on the off-shore exchange while senators also expressed broader conce...
US Senators Rebuke Sam Bankman-Fried for Refusing Invitations to Testify
“We have offered Sam Bankman-Fried two different dates for providing testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and are willing to accommodate virtual testimony,” panel...
All about this US Senator’s take on whether crypto should exist
US Senator believed crypto held no value and should not exist The Senator joined the long list of crypto-haters with this speech Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat, has come out as yet another crypto-skep...
Two US Senators Demand Answers From US Regulators on Banking Sector’s Exposure to Crypto
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith are demanding answers from a group of top US regulators about the banking sector’s exposure to crypto in the wake of FTX’s implosion last month. On Wednesda...
Senators question U.S. banking regulators on crypto exposure
Two U.S senators have written to agencies tasked with supervising the financial sector to seek details about banks’ exposure to cryptocurrencies. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tina ...
US Senators question Silvergate after FTX comments
According to recent reports, several US senators have written a letter to Silvergate Capital, the parent organization of Silvergate Bank, demanding information the institution is ‘withholding’ about t...