'We Want to Make Sure America Is the Place for Innovation in FinTech'
Interviews with new Republican leadership show how the U.S. Congress is thinking about crypto regulation.
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Jan 26, 2023 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
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'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
The House Whip (a.k.a. the “Crypto King of Congress”) blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse, not crypto. As federal legislators consider new crypto legislation, can he persuade his colleagues of the same?
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Jan 23, 2023 at 2:14 p.m. UTC
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Newly Elected US House Whip Emmer Downplays FTX Meltdown, Cheers Crypto
Rep. Tom Emmer, a co-chair of the congressional blockchain caucus, was chosen for a leadership role in the next Congress and is bullish on digital assets in the wake of FTX.
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Nov 16, 2022 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
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US Lawmaker Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions
Treasury's sanctions watchdog sanctioned Tornado Cash earlier this month on allegations it helped North Korea's Lazarus Group launder millions of stolen crypto funds.
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Aug 23, 2022 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
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US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Provide Tax Relief for Small Crypto Transactions
The legislation by a bipartisan group of House representatives would exempt realized crypto gains under $200.
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Feb 3, 2022 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Regain Ground Sunday After Early Weekend Battering
But investors are still unclear whether crypto will continue to follow trends in equity markets or is an uncorrelated asset.
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Jan 24, 2022 at 4:19 a.m. UTC
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Regulators’ Stablecoin Report Met With Bipartisan Pushback
The President’s Working Group suggested Congress enact legislation that would limit stablecoin issuance to insured depository institutions, but this appears to be a nonstarter among the crypto-literate on Capitol Hill.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 10:33 p.m. UTC
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Rep. Tom Emmer Wants Stablecoins Over CBDCs – Interview
The Minnesota congressman is fighting what he sees as the “over-regulation” of the crypto industry and he’s no fan of a central bank-issued digital dollar.
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Oct 18, 2021 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2021
Rep. Emmer: Government Is ‘Trying to Gain Control Over’ Crypto
Speaking on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” the congressman said crypto came into focus for Congress following the infrastructure bill debate.
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Oct 1, 2021 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2021
US Reps. Emmer, Soto Reintroduce Legislation to Clarify 'Money Transmitter' Designation
The congressmen called proposed guidance from the Financial Action Taskforce "concerning."
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Aug 17, 2021 at 2:29 p.m. UTC
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