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Crypto's IRS Victory Reveals Reach in Congress That Demands Less Compromise

As the industry moves forward with bills on stablecoins and market-structure rules, the kind of dealing lobbyists were prepared to make may no longer be needed.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Meet Mike Novogratz, the Political Commentator

In an interview at Consensus 2024, the Galaxy Digital CEO was asked about a plethora of regulatory and legislative issues affecting crypto.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, discusses the practical changes that would follow Democratic support of crypto. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Policy

Democrat House Leadership Says Crypto Bill Vote Won't Be Whipped

Ranking members strongly oppose this bill as written, an email obtained by Politico reads.

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Policy

Senator Warren Hits Out at Crypto Again, Says Industry Needs to Follow the Same Rules as TradFi

Warren reiterated her disdain for the industry in an interview.

Elizabeth Warren (Courtesy of Sen. Elizabeth Warren)

Policy

Fed Chair Powell Told House Democrats U.S. Needs Stablecoin Bill: Politico

Powell also said a CBDC would need Congress' approval before the Federal Reserve will act.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to Meet House Democrats About Crypto Legislation: Bloomberg

Armstrong will meet privately with Congress members from the New Democrat Coalition.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

House Democrats Consider New Stablecoin Bill Proposal: Source

The proposal comes weeks after Republicans introduced their own discussion draft of a new bill.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Midterm Elections to Set the Tone for Bitcoin Miners' Future

The midterm elections are key to determining the industry’s future, which is increasingly under attack by environmental advocates.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

Policy

US Senator Warren Leads Congressional Group's Probe Into Bitcoin Mining Energy Use in Texas

Seven Democrats from both the Senate and House are asking Texas grid operator ERCOT how bitcoin mining is impacting the state.

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Videos

Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining

Republican lawmakers wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week to counter an earlier message from Democrats, urging the regulator to look more closely at the potential environmental effects of crypto mining. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De unpacks the latest in the U.S. crypto mining landscape.

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