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Crypto lobbying
Crypto Advocate Kristin Smith to Exit Blockchain Association for New Solana Group
The chief of one of the industry's most prominent lobbying arms, Smith will leave in May to join the Solana Policy Institute as president, her association says.
Digital Chamber Gets New Chief as Crypto Lobbyists Embrace Friendlier Washington
The Digital Chamber's founder and longtime CEO, Perianne Boring, is stepping into a board chairman role as Cody Carbone takes over the leadership.
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.
Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Swaps Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Moves On
The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will be the new executive director as her predecessor take a board role.
Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule
In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.
Crypto Groups Push Ads, Letters to Oppose Democrat's SEC Commissioner Nomination
The Cedar Innovation Foundation and other crypto organizations are lobbying against the re-nomination of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.
U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending on Pace for New Record This Year
Reuters reports that U.S. lobbying spending by the crypto industry is on pace to hit a record high this year. Crypto companies spent nearly $20 million on lobbying by the end of the third quarter. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details, along with crypto's role in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.
Warren Praises SEC Chair Gensler, Slams Crypto Lobby
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) praised the country's securities regulator and its chief Gary Gensler's efforts to police the crypto industry, while calling for lawmakers to give the watchdog the necessary resources and authority to keep things going. Warren also took aim at crypto lobbying. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in U.S. crypto regulation.
1 in 3 Members of U.S. Congress Received Cash From FTX Execs
CoinDesk has identified 196 members, or a third of the new Congress – many of whom were just sworn in last week – who had campaigns funded by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and other senior executives. "The Hash" panel discusses the relations between crypto lobbying and crypto regulations.