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US Senate Banking Committee to Hold ‘Crypto Crash’ Hearing This Month

Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown announced the hearing on digital assets safeguards for Feb. 14.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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How the Crypto Industry Can Move Forward in 2023

U.S. officials in the Biden administration published a statement on Friday urging Congress to “step up its efforts” with respect to regulating the cryptocurrency market. Chamber of Digital Commerce Founder and CEO Perianne Boring weighs in on the state of U.S. crypto regulation and the "critical role" of Congress to provide oversight of U.S. regulators.

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Bitcoin Above $23K as White House Calls for Crypto Regulatory Effort

CoinDesk crypto markets analyst Glenn Williams Jr. joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss whether bitcoin's (BTC) recent rally is sustainable and the improving macro conditions as PCE data shows inflation cooling down. CoinDesk Editor-at-Large Christie Harkin weighs in on the conversation around crypto regulation in Congress and The White House.

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White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step up’ Regulation Efforts; Argo Blockchain Faces Suit Over US Share Sale

Four senior U.S. officials in the White House published a statement on Friday urging Congress to “step up its efforts” with respect to regulating the cryptocurrency market. Plus, crypto miner Argo Blockchain facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged misleading statements made during the initial public offering (IPO) of its American depositary shares (ADS) in 2021.

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Banks Will Dominate Stablecoins, and 2 Other Predictions About the Future of Money

Crypto, rather than "blowing up" traditional finance, is making the existing system more efficient.

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White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step Up Its Efforts’ on Crypto Regulation

Officials in the Biden administration urged Congress on Friday to expand the authority of regulators to police the crypto industry.

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Sen. Ted Cruz Wants Capitol Hill Vending Machines to Accept Crypto

If the Texas senator's resolution is passed, his congressional colleagues and Capitol Hill visitors will be able to buy some Pringles with bitcoin while burning the midnight oil.

Sen. Ted Cruz at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 21, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Stablecoin Regulation Is First on New Subcommittee’s To-Do List, Says Chairman

Rep. French Hill said the digital assets subcommittee plans to use its stablecoins draft as a model for how it will approach digital asset regulation moving forward.

A bill to combat crypto money laundering has been proposed in the U.S. Senate. (Shutterstock)

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You Want Crypto Regulation? I’ll Give You Crypto Regulation

Maybe Congress should separate custody from exchange, the way it severed Wall Street from commercial banking nearly a century ago. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Policy Week.

Sen. Carter Glass and Rep. Henry Steagall, authors of the Depression-era U.S. law that separated investment banking and commercial banking for decades. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Rep. French Hill on Congress' FTX Problem

More than one in three of the 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress received direct contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and other former FTX executives. What does this mean for how Congress will approach crypto this year? Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) weighs in on the importance of transparency.

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