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U.S. Senators Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation With New Bill

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled a new bill Wednesday, hoping to move the needle on stablecoin legislation.

U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis are hopeful about aspects of their sweeping crypto bill. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

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Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill

Crypto is captured in an asset-regularization regime included in a wide-ranging bill that's facing mounting backlash from citizens.

President of Argentina Javier Milei (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

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White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry

A bipartisan agreement on stablecoin legislation was in reach, according to the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, but the ranking Democrat said McHenry halted talks.

The U.S. Capitol (buschap/Flickr)

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House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills

The votes mark the first time crypto-specific bills were advanced on their own merits and not as part of broader legislation.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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EU Plans Digital Euro Bill, Metaverse Policy for May, Commission Says

The bill is set to underpin a putative new central bank digital currency, financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness said

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness discussing crypto at the World Economic Form's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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US Lawmakers Want Environmental Agency to Study Crypto Mining's Energy Impact

The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act would direct the EPA to impose greenhouse gas emission reporting rules on crypto mining facilities and assess their overall impact on the U.S.' environment.

Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) at a press conference on Dec. 8. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for SEIU)

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California 'BitLicense' Bill Vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

The bill would have created a crypto licensing regime and set up rules for stablecoins.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Getty Images)

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UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal

The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details.

UK Parliament

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US Lawmakers Introduce 'ECASH' Bill in New Push to Create a Digital Dollar

The e-cash would be a digital analogue to the greenback and could preserve privacy and anonymous transactions, according to an adviser on the bill.

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) (Bill Clark/Getty Images)

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Stablecoin Regulation Takes Center Stage at House Hearing Today

The House Financial Services Committee is meeting to discuss stablecoin regulation today. Here's what we can expect.

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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