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06.06 / 17:29
Law
regulation
lawmakers
‘Crypto Tsar’ needed to ensure coordinated approach in the UK: EU lawmakers
A parliamentary group in the United Kingdom has published its recommendations to the government for the crypto and digital asset sector. The list of recommendations includes the appointment of an official who will ensure a coordinated regulatory approach to crypto and digital assets.
02.06 / 21:05
Government
CFTC
regulation
SEC
AIM
lawmakers
US lawmakers
regulatory
US lawmakers aim for crypto regulatory clarity with proposed bill putting the screws to SEC
Lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee have released a draft discussion offering certain crypto assets a pathway to being labeled digital commodities.
01.06 / 03:51
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House Financial Services
House Agriculture
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hearing
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week
US Lawmakers To Hold Digital Asset Spot Market Hearing Next Week
US lawmakers are slated to discuss digital asset spot markets during a congressional hearing next week.
31.05 / 04:11
CBDC
SEC
coinbase
lawmakers
US lawmakers
regulatory
Coinbase CEO Criticizes US Lawmakers, Regulators Over Regulatory Approach, Warns of Upcoming Innovation in China
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized US lawmakers and regulators over their approach to bringing “regulatory clarity” to cryptocurrency and warned that innovation is moving offshore.
26.05 / 17:09
coinbase
Congress
Custody
lawmakers
US lawmakers
US Lawmakers Urges the SEC To Include State-Regulated Custodians in New Rule
Lawmakers urged a US regulator to not further limit certain financial stakeholders in its proposed rule tightening cryptocurrency custody requirements.
26.05 / 15:29
Law
regulation
Europe
European Union
marketing
lawmakers
Influencer
French lawmakers agree to loosen rules in proposed crypto influencer bill
French lawmakers have agreed to tone down the restrictions on a bill first proposed in March that would have severely restricted locally-registered cryptocurrency companies from using influencer marketing.
26.05 / 15:29
business
Microsoft
ChatGPT
lawmakers
Microsoft urges lawmakers, companies to ‘step up’ with AI guardrails
Brad Smith, the president of Big Tech firm Microsoft, has called on governments to “move faster” and corporations “step up” amid a massive acceleration in artificial intelligence development.
24.05 / 07:17
CBDC
Adoption
regulation
Bank of Russia
lawmakers
Ruble
Russian lawmakers propose amendments to digital ruble bill
As the digital ruble project proceeds through Russian parliamentary hearings, lawmakers have proposed significant amendments to the bill, aiming to change the original document regarding debt operations, services for non-residents and the role of the central bank.
19.05 / 17:45
CBDC
legislation
lawmakers
US lawmakers
US Lawmakers Introduce ‘First Bipartisan Bill’ Blocking a CBDC
US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill this week to block the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.
19.05 / 15:59
Mining
Crypto exchanges
legislation
lawmakers
reserves
Texas Lawmakers Pass Proof-of-Reserves Cryptocurrency Bill
The Texas legislature passed a bill this week requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to provide a “proof of reserves,” the latest move by the lone star state.
19.05 / 00:41
Provident
Digital
SEC
CEO
lawmakers
US lawmakers
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Securities Clarity Act Which Coins New Term
US lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to clarify how digital assets are labeled, in part through a new term coined an “investment contract asset.”
18.05 / 17:57
Stablecoin
regulation
House Financial Services
lawmakers
hearing
Lawmakers Reveal Differences on Stablecoin Bills in House Hearing — Will They Find Consensus?
House Democrats and Republicans are seemingly divided on how to regulate stablecoins but are finding consensus that some form of legislation is needed.
18.05 / 14:31
Digital
Platform
lawmakers
ABA calls on lawmakers to regulate stablecoin issuers like banks
On Thursday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion debated two bills on stablecoin regulation, one brought by committee chairman Patrick McHenry and the other by ranking member Maxine Waters. The ABA says that while it supports parts of both bills, they fall short in several areas.
18.05 / 04:05
Blockchain
regulation
crimes
bills
policies
lawmakers
crypto rules
Korean lawmakers rally towards crypto rules in May after grisly murder case: Report
Lawmakers from South Korea are pushing to enshrine stricter regulation of digital assets in the wake of a gruesome murder case involving digital assets.
18.05 / 01:43
Fallout
Holdings
Crypto Holdings
lawmakers
South Korean Lawmakers ‘Must Declare’ Crypto Holdings – ‘Coin Gate’ Fallout Continues
South Korean lawmakers will likely be “obliged” to declare their crypto holdings following a national outcry over alleged “insider trading.”
17.05 / 12:27
17.05 / 03:07
Blockchain
regulation
Trading
Gambling
UK government
Bitcoin
lawmakers
Crypto retail trading should be regulated as gambling: UK lawmakers
The trading of so-called “unbacked cryptoassets” such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) should be regulated as gambling rather than a financial service, a panel of British lawmakers said in a new report.
12.05 / 22:09
Law
regulation
lawmakers
US lawmakers
US lawmakers target perceived risks of crypto adoption in El Salvador with reintroduced bill
Two United States Senators from opposite sides of the political aisle have reintroduced legislation from 2022 aimed at mitigating perceived risks posed by El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a legal currency.
12.05 / 20:31
regulation
coinbase
Congress
policies
lawmakers
US lawmakers
Coinbase establishes advisory council with former US lawmakers
Following some of its leadership team visiting the United Arab Emirates, crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the formation of an advisory council staffed with many former United States lawmakers and industry leaders
12.05 / 19:21
regulation
coinbase
legislation
lawmakers
Former Lawmakers Join Coinbase’s New Global Advisory Council
Former US lawmakers Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio., and Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y will join Coinbase’s newly launched Global Advisory Council to guide its leadership team.
11.05 / 15:49
CBDC
Digital Currency
legislation
lawmakers
rights
Texas Lawmakers Vote To Cement Digital Currencies in Lone State’s Bill of Rights
Texas lawmakers voted almost unanimously to change the state’s bill of rights to include the right of its residents to own, hold and use digital currency.
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