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Senate Probe Targets TRUMP Token as Pay-to-Play Allegations Explode
8.5.2025
Trump’s explosive foray into crypto faces a blistering Senate probe targeting token profiteering, foreign deals, and alleged presidential pay-to-play schemes that could shatter ethical boundaries. Trump Crypto Empire Dragged Into Probe Over Elite Access and Foreign Cash U.S. Senator Richard...
Congressional Roundtable Highlights Urgent Need for Crypto Policy Overhaul
8.5.2025
Congress faces mounting pressure to pass landmark crypto legislation as U.S. leadership in digital finance hangs in the balance. Steil Urges Swift Bipartisan Action on Digital Asset Regulation at Congressional Roundtable U.S. Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI) called for immediate bipartisan action...
Coinbase Urges Senate Vote to Shape US Crypto Regulations Before August
7.5.2025
Momentum is accelerating in Washington as lawmakers edge closer to passing landmark crypto and stablecoin legislation that could reshape U.S. digital asset regulation by August. Coinbase Pushes Congress to Finalize Stablecoin and Crypto Rules Before August Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called...
Planned Crypto Hearing in U.S. House Derailed by Democrat Revolt
6.5.2025
Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."
U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Unveiled by House Lawmakers
5.5.2025
As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill in the last session, the committee chairs in the House have released a discussion draft of a market structure bill
US Congress Seeks to End the Penny by Introducing the Common Cents Act
2.5.2025
The ‘Common Cents’ Act, which has bipartisan support, seeks to end the production of the $0.01 coin, commonly known as the cent, as its production and distribution costs exceed its face value. Representatives Lisa McClain and Robert Garcia, along with Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten...
U.S. Congressman Pitches Crypto ATMs for Federal Government Buildings
1.5.2025
Texas Republican Lance Gooden suggested to the agency that runs office space that installing ATMs will help align the government with Trump's crypto push
Senator Rand Paul Pushes Colleagues to Rein In White House Tariff Powers
30.4.2025
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is pressing Congress to reclaim its taxing authority, arguing that President Donald Trump’s reliance on emergency powers to impose tariffs on dozens of countries violates both economic logic and the Constitution. Rand Paul Warns Emergency Tariffs Could Hand ‘Karl Marx’...
Author of Crypto Bills Now Being Rehashed Predicts 'Wicked Hot Summer' in Congress
30.4.2025
Patrick McHenry, the ex-lawmaker who championed last year's crypto legislation, also said he expects a role to be found for Tether in the U.S. stablecoin field
New SEC Chief Atkins Says Agency Doesn't Have to Wait to Impose Crypto Policy
25.4.2025
In his first public appearance as SEC chairman, Paul Atkins opened the latest crypto roundtable in the agency's Washington headquarters
Senator and Ex-Bridgewater CEO McCormick Invests More in Bitcoin as Bill in Works
24.4.2025
The former fund executive who became a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania this year, Dave McCormick, is BTC's biggest investor in Congress at the moment
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
18.4.2025
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on stablecoins.In an April 18 X post, Soto-Wright said he wanted Congress to “keep state-regulated issuers in the game” when...
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
18.4.2025
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on stablecoins.In an April 18 X post, Soto-Wright said he wanted Congress to “keep state-regulated issuers in the game” when...
Latam Insights: Argentine Congress Takes Aim at Libra, Crypto Now Seizable in Brazil
14.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Argentine lower chamber will investigate Libra’s launch, cryptocurrency can now be legally seized in Brazil, and the Brazilian CBDC...
NYAG Letitia James Pushes Congress Hard With Urgent Crypto Demands
13.4.2025
New York’s top legal authority has sounded the alarm on crypto, demanding Congress impose sweeping regulations to safeguard national security and economic stability. NYAG Letitia James Sounds Alarm With Blistering Crypto Warning to Congress New York Attorney General Letitia James issued...
U.S. SEC's Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms
11.4.2025
Interim SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda hints at interest in a short-term solution for overseeing crypto firms while the agency contemplates permanent rules
Argentine Congress to Formally Investigate Government Officials’ Involvement With Libra
11.4.2025
The lower chamber of the Argentine Congress approved the creation of a commission to formally investigate the involvement of government officials with Libra, the cryptocurrency shared by President Javier Milei. The group will begin its investigative work on April 23. Argentine Congress to Open...
NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’
11.4.2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to US congressional leaders urging “common sense” federal crypto regulations and to keep digital assets out of US pensions.“I am urging Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen federal regulations on...
US Lawmakers Push for Crypto Clarity With Urgent Call to Overhaul Securities Laws
11.4.2025
In its first 2025 market structure hearing, Congress moved to overhaul securities laws, aiming to rein in SEC overreach and unleash a new era of U.S. crypto innovation. Congressional Hearing Sounds Alarm on SEC Overreach and Crypto Exodus U.S. lawmakers gathered in Washington on April 9 as...
President Trump Signs Resolution Erasing IRS Crypto Rule Targeting DeFi
11.4.2025
The successful reversal of the Internal Revenue Service rule marks the first time the industry got a significant pro-crypto effort through Congress