US Senators Press Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX: Bloomberg
The lawmakers said in a letter that Silvergate’s previous responses to queries were “evasive and incomplete.”
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Jan 31, 2023 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
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Bipartisan Group of US Senators Calls for Independent Examiner to Investigate FTX
Four senators are urging the judge in the bankruptcy case to support a motion for to appoint an examiner.
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Jan 10, 2023 at 8:40 p.m. UTC
Jan 10, 2023
Dick Durbin Joins US Senators Criticizing Fidelity’s Plan to Include Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans
A joint letter with Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Fidelity’s plans “immensely troubling.”
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Jul 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Introduces Bill for Government-Backed Stablecoin Insurance
The bill would designate certain stablecoins as "qualified," making them redeemable on a one-to-one basis for U.S. dollars.
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Feb 15, 2022 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2022
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2 Senators Propose Exemptions to Crypto Tax Reporting Required by US Infrastructure Bill
The amendment is a compromise between two previously proposed amendments.
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Aug 7, 2021 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Tax Exemptions Floated for $1T US Senate Bill
The carve-out would allow for miners, developers and node operators to be exempt from broker tax reporting purposes.
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Aug 4, 2021 at 5:50 p.m. UTC
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State of Crypto: Infrastructure Bill Shows Congress Sees Crypto as Here to Stay
Congress's infrastructure bill may not be great for the U.S. crypto sector, but that there's a tax provision at all shows lawmakers recognize the industry's permanence.
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Aug 3, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
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How Controversial Crypto Tax Found Its Way Into US Infrastructure Bill
The crypto provision in the U.S. infrastructure bill was one of a handful of issues that nearly delayed the entire package.
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Aug 3, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming's Incoming Senator, Wants to Explain Bitcoin to Congress
Cynthia Lummis, who won an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming, wants to explain bitcoin's value to her new colleagues.
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Nov 17, 2020 at 10:09 p.m. UTC
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Ex-Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Got $9M Payout as She Left for US Senate: Report
Senator Kelly Loeffler received the hefty payout from her husband's company, Intercontinental Exchange, as she left bitcoin company Bakkt to take up her political position.
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May 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2020