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US Congress Organizing Hearing on Crypto Mining

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his insights on an upcoming Congressional hearing that will examine the environmental impact of crypto mining, especially on the bitcoin network. The Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is currently drawing up a list of witnesses while the date still has yet to be set.

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Is Congressman Brad Sherman Embracing Memecoins?

Barely a day after anti-crypto Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) made ironic remarks about Mongoose Coin, a cryptocurrency that did not exist. It became a reality with a market cap of $25 million. Now, Sherman has thanked the Mongoose Community for donating to the Western Kentucky Relief Fund.

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DeFi on the Ballot: Yearn Developer Matt West on Running for Congress

Former Yearn.Finance developer Matt West has declared his candidacy for Oregon’s newly formed 6th U.S. House district as a Democrat. West discusses what it means to be the first DeFi developer to run for Congress on a pro-crypto platform and what he hopes to achieve through his campaign.

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Crypto apprend à jouer le jeu de l'influence de DC

Le projet de loi sur les infrastructures a été le premier coup de feu d'une longue bataille au Capitole. Mais les lobbyistes de Washington comprennent-ils vraiment la Crypto?

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Les Crypto sont trop importantes pour la politique partisane

L’industrie bénéficie d’un large soutien au sein du peuple américain, et cela devrait également se refléter chez nos élus.

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Le REP Tom Emmer veut des pièces stables plutôt que des CBDC – Interview

Le membre du Congrès du Minnesota lutte contre ce qu'il considère comme une « surréglementation » de l'industrie de la Crypto et il n'est pas fan d'un dollar numérique émis par la banque centrale.

Rep. Tom Emmer