Cynthia Lummis
Former CFTC Chairman on Second Round of the Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill
Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) just reintroduced an updated version of their landmark crypto legislation. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the move and the implications for the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.
Wyoming: Regulatory Clarity and Crypto-Friendly Banks Fuel Blockchain Revolution
America’s least populous state has passed three dozen laws regulating crypto. That has helped attract crypto, blockchain and Web3 employers and made the No. 7 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 the most crypto-friendly state in an otherwise uncertain U.S. regulatory environment.
Sen. Lummis Calls for Crypto Industry to Explain Use Cases For Digital Assets
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis asks the crypto industry at Consensus 2023 to help lawmakers understand the use case for digital assets.
U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry
Rep. Patrick McHenry said the House Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture panel will meet jointly in May as they work on crypto legislation.
Senator Cynthia 'Crypto Queen' Lummis: Lack of Laws Pushing Industry Overseas
The senator from Wyoming – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – on crypto's prospects in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are questioning government policies controlling how financial firms handle their accounting for cryptocurrency. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down their letter to the regulators. Plus, the latest on Voyager's bankruptcy hearings.
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis teamed up on a letter questioning regulators about crypto accounting policy.
Bitcoin Steady at $17K Ahead of Fed Decision; The Lightning Network's Potential Privacy Upgrade
CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's stagnant price action in December, along with news of Sen. Cynthia Lummis calling ether a security. Plus, CoinDesk Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin discusses how protocol-based solutions like BOLT-12 could improve privacy for Bitcoin's Lightning Network.
US Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Ether Is Now a Security; My Bill Might Have Stopped FTX
The Wyoming Republican says the second-largest cryptocurrency was transformed by the Ethereum Merge.
FTX Collapse Sparks Alarm From US Lawmakers
Lawmakers called for financial regulators to investigate the situation and suggested further legislation is needed.
