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Bitcoin’s Allies in the US Senate Are Increasing
Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are teaming up on comprehensive crypto legislation.
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Bruce Fenton (CoinDesk archives)
Meet the Libertarian Bitcoiner Considering a Run for New Hampshire’s Senate Seat
Bruce Fenton says he wants to tear down regulatory obstacles for the crypto industry at the federal level.
Bruce Fenton (CoinDesk archives)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
US Senator Warren Drafting Bill to Ensure Crypto Can’t Be Used to Evade Sanctions
One of the provisions would make it easier to verify customer identities and transfers to private wallets by enforcing detailed record keeping and reporting, according to NBC...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views
Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
House and Senate Agriculture Committees Issue Bipartisan Call for CFTC Guidance on Crypto
In October, the CFTC's Behnam told a Senate committee the regulator’s crackdown on crypto crime was just the “tip of the iceberg” – now that committee wants to know what lies...
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Former SEC Branch Chief on What Investors and Developers Can Expect for Crypto Regulation in 2022
Former SEC Branch Chief on What Investors and Developers Can Expect for Crypto Regulation in 2022
Lisa Bragança, former branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discusses her views on the SEC’s past, present, and future role in the U.S. crypto reg...
Former SEC Branch Chief on What Investors and Developers Can Expect for Crypto Regulation in 2022

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Most Influential 2021: Elizabeth Warren
The progressive Massachusetts senator has brought the fight against crypto to Washington.
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Whisper to Bulls
‘everlasting technological adaptation’
Cynthia Lummis.
Most Influential 2021: Cynthia Lummis
The Wyoming Senator holds plenty of BTC and may be the crypto industry’s most prominent advocate in Congress. Here’s what she’s thinking for 2022.
Whisper to Bulls
‘everlasting technological adaptation’
Cynthia Lummis.

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Australian Senate Committee Calls for New Rules for Crypto
The committee wants regulations that will make the country more competitive in the crypto industry with other jurisdictions.
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Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is taking Facebook to task for its Novi pilot. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
US Lawmakers Push Back on Facebook’s Novi Wallet Launch
A group of Democrat senators is taking umbrage with a pilot launch involving Novi and Paxos’ USDP stablecoin.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is taking Facebook to task for its Novi pilot. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)