Maxine Waters – DIGIT INFO

House lawmakers propose studies on AI in financial services, housing

DIGIT — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:36:46 +0000

AI is already impacting mortgage lending and how credit scoring is calculated, US Representative Maxine Waters said as she introduced a new bill in Congress.

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Fear of blockchain will have ‘disastrous consequences’ — Ava Labs CEO testimony

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Gün Sirer says the U.S. “won the first wave of the internet revolution” because it enabled responsible innovation. Now, it must do the same with blockchain.

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SBF subpoena is ‘definitely on the table,’ says Rep. Maxine Waters

DIGIT — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:59:38 +0000

The US lawmaker has refuted a report from CNBC that suggested that they weren’t planning to subpoena the former FTX CEO.

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Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:30:42 +0000

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will testify when he has finished “learning and reviewing what happened.” Bankman-Fried Responds to Rep. Waters’ Invitation The U.S. House […]

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Despite endless media appearances, SBF unlikely to testify on 13th

DIGIT — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 01:57:36 +0000

One observer suggested Bankman-Fried may be reluctant to discuss FTX due to the legal implication of lying under oath to the U.S. Congress.

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Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 02:30:07 +0000

Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid in his discussions about the collapse of his crypto exchange, FTX. “SBF has not, in fact, been candid in his discussions. He committed fraud, full stop,” one critic stressed. Maxine Waters Slammed for Appreciating Sam […]

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FTX Execs Gave $70 Million to Both Democrats and Republicans Heading Into the 2022 US Midterms

DIGIT — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:30:24 +0000

After the collapse of FTX, a number of journalists reported on the fact that FTX executives deployed significant donations to political leaders in the United States. During the most recent election cycle leading up to the U.S. midterms in 2022, reports claim that Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than $40 million to Democrats via super PACs […]

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US House Committee to Investigate and Hold Bipartisan Hearing on FTX Collapse

DIGIT — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:30:05 +0000

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is planning to investigate the FTX collapse, according to a joint press release published by the committee’s chair Maxine Waters and representative Patrick McHenry. Furthermore, a congressional hearing is scheduled to take place in December, according to the joint statement. Bipartisan Congressional Hearing to Be Held in December Over […]

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Goat, “Bitcoin”, Ignites Conspiracy Theories

DIGIT — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:00:03 +0000

Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, revealed he’d named one of his goats “Bitcoin”. This was seemingly an innocent announcement that, nonetheless, got the crypto sphere talking on what deeper meaning this might indicate. While some have rationalized this as being an endorsement of Bitcoin by Facebook, others have suggested weirder theories. Bitcoin: […]

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US Representatives Add Digital Currencies to the 2021 Defense Bill

DIGIT — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 03:19:46 +0000

The United States government is preparing to pass the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the latest bill includes a broad definition of currencies and includes “digital currencies.” However, after more than 50 NDAA bills passed, President Donald Trump plans to veto the act which is expected to authorize more than $740.5 billion. U.S. […]

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