The Senate’s Biggest Crypto Regulations Cheerleaders
The U.S. Congress’ upper chamber has introduced a bipartisan, comprehensive crypto-responsibility bill, with another stablecoin regulations bill on its way. That’s why senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
After Months at Arm’s Length, Sen. Brown Opens Door for Crypto Legislation
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee – the missing ingredient in previous efforts – has invited Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to start working with him on legislation.
Binance, Coinbase Among Crypto Firms Questioned by US Senator After FTX Mess
Ron Wyden, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to crypto companies demanding answers about their consumer protection practices.
US Senators Demand Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Execs Be Held Accountable to 'Fullest Extent of the Law’
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland they want Sam Bankman-Fried and others investigated.
US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate
The chairman is the first witness listed so far by the Senate Agriculture Committee as it prepares a hearing on the FTX blowup.
US Sen. Gillibrand Says a Last-Ditch Stablecoin Bill May Still Emerge This Year
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the most crypto-friendly Democrats in the Senate, said she hopes a regulatory bill will be introduced in the “next few weeks.”
Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows
U.S. political parties take separate, opposing lessons from the crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.
White House Goes Back to the Future With FDIC Chair Pick Gruenberg
The Biden Administration has nominated Martin Gruenberg, the longest-serving FDIC board member in history, to return to the chairmanship he held under Obama.
Democrats Keep the US Senate but Crypto Only Has Eyes for FTX Collapse
After a whirlwind election week dogged by crypto market madness, the industry's regulatory future in the U.S. is in the hands of a divided government.
