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FTX Collapse Sparks Alarm From US Lawmakers

Lawmakers called for financial regulators to investigate the situation and suggested further legislation is needed.

Sens. Pat Toomey, Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Patrick McHenry at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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House Financial Services Committee Seeking Crypto Industry’s Diversity and Inclusion Data

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, alongside several other House democrats on the committee, wrote to the 20 largest crypto companies operating in the U.S. requesting details on their diversity and inclusion practices. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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Biden's Executive Order on Crypto Receives Bipartisan Praise

The White House unveiled a "whole-of-government" approach to digital assets earlier this week, the president's press secretary said.

Reps. Patrick McHenry (left) and Maxine Waters (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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House Democrats Form Cryptocurrency Working Group

The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.

Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.

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Waters Tells Biden to Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance; May Be Part of Anti-Trump, Anti-Crypto Offensive

The head of the House Financial Services Committee wants President-elect Biden to to rescind guidance by the OCC that national banks may hold stablecoin reserves as a service to bank customers.

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Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook's Libra

Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced a tentative schedule for this fall including a continued review of Facebook's Libra initiative.

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Rep. Waters: US Can't Let Facebook's Crypto 'Compete With the Dollar'

Appearing on CNBC Thursday, the chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee doubled down on her calls for Facebook to halt Libra development.

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Halt Libra? US Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Facebook's Crypto

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters asked Facebook to halt development of its Libra crypto until hearings can be held.

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