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8 US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Stop Crippling Crypto, Stifling Innovation

DIGIT — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:30:39 +0000

Eight U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding how the agency collects information from crypto companies. According to the crypto community, the SEC’s “requests” for information “are overburdensome, don’t feel particularly voluntary, and are stifling innovation.” US Lawmakers Want Answers From SEC U.S. Representatives […]

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10 Congress Members Ask Nancy Pelosi to Help Revise Crypto Provision in Infrastructure Bill

DIGIT — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:30:40 +0000

Ten members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address the problem with the crypto provision in the infrastructure bill. They explained that the current definition of a broker in the bill “would increase uncertainty in the cryptocurrency industry, pick winners and losers … all while eroding our […]

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US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Permit Trading of Bitcoin Spot ETFs

DIGIT — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:30:03 +0000

U.S. lawmakers have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the SEC has approved the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs, the lawmakers said it “should no longer have concerns with bitcoin spot ETFs and should show a similar willingness to permit the trading of bitcoin spot […]

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Rep. Soto seeks to create office to ‘coordinate’ Federal use of blockchain tech

DIGIT — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:36 +0000

The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.”

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