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Bipartisan US Bill Would Define Digital Assets, Emerging Technologies

The reintroduced bill has a Democrat co-sponsor this time, which might help its passage through the House.

Rep. Tom Emmer

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Jerome Powell: CBDC Report Coming in Early September

The report will address cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and CBDCs.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell

Regulación

State of Crypto: Yes, We're Still Talking About Regulatory Clarity

An expressed desire for regulatory clarity in the U.S. isn’t new. But there’s increasing pressure for lawmakers and regulators to define just what sorts of digital asset activities are all right.

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Before We Regulate Crypto, We Need to Know What Crypto Is

UPenn's Sarah Hammer raised an interesting point in her congressional testimony yesterday: We don't have a unified source of data to make sense of crypto.

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52 US Representatives Are Backing a Bill Targeting Hamas Financing

The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act would leverage sanctions against individuals and governments donating to Hamas, including donations made in bitcoin.

Masked teenager holding the Palestinian flag.

Regulación

Bipartisan Crypto Bills Pass US House of Representatives – Again

The Blockchain Innovation Act and parts of the Digital Taxonomy Act were included in the broader Consumer Safety Technology Act.

Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.).

Vídeos

Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to New York-based Signature Bank adding stablecoin TrueUSD into its blockchain-based payments platform and discusses how TUSD compares to Tether. Review of this week’s congressional hearings on crypto and looking ahead to FATF’s plenary meeting on Monday.

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Republican House Campaign Arm to Accept Donations in Crypto

The National Republican Congressional Committee, a fundraising arm for the House Republican Party, will begin accepting cryptocurrency donations via BitPay as the first political body in the U.S. Congress to do so. "The Hash" discusses crypto in politics.

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House Democrats Form Cryptocurrency Working Group

The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.

Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.