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Crypto Advocate Sees 'Silver Lining' for the Industry in SEC's Warning to Coinbase

Brett Quick from the Crypto Council for Innovation said the upshot could be clearer rules for digital-asset firms.

Brett Quick head of government affairs at global alliance firm Crypto Council for Innovation, sees a positive for crypto in the SEC's possible lawsuit against Coinbase. (Twitter)

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Coinbase Receives SEC Wells Notice

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued crypto exchange Coinbase a Wells notice, warning that the crypto exchange may face enforcement action over potential violations of U.S. securities law. Brett Quick, Head of Government Affairs at Crypto Council for Innovation, a crypto trade association with members including Coinbase, discusses her reactions and the implications for future crypto regulation.

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Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Financial Safeguards for Cryptocurrency

The Senate Banking Committee hosted a hearing Tuesday called "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets." Crypto Council for Innovation Head of Government Affairs Brett Quick, who was at the hearing, discusses the key takeaways and the next steps in the push for "very badly needed federal regulatory clarity that the industry has been asking for."

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US Needs ‘Rules of the Road’ for Crypto or Risk Falling Behind in Market Leadership: Global Regulatory Officer

“Whoever is a first mover gets to influence the regulations of the rest of the world,” said Linda Jeng of the Crypto Council for Innovation.

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Crypto Council for Innovation Exec: US 'Lagging Behind' in Crypto Regulation

As the European Union's sweeping Market in Crypto-Assets legislation, also known as MiCA, is moving towards becoming law, Linda Jeng, Chief Global Regulatory Officer at the advocacy group Crypto Council for Innovation, discusses the global state of crypto policy. "If [the U.S.] wants to be the leading digital economy of the world, then we need rules of the road," Jeng said. "Not just for crypto, but also for our private data."

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Policy

FTX US Resigns From the Crypto Council for Innovation

The U.S. subsidiary of failing crypto exchange FTX has resigned from the prominent crypto trade association.

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Sheila Warren to Lead Crypto Council for Innovation

Former World Economic Forum executive Sheila Warren is now CEO of Washington-based lobbying group Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI). Last July, CCI co-hosted a bitcoin-focused virtual event featuring Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood.

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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Holds Bitcoin at B Word Conference

At the B Word conference held Wednesday hosted by the Crypto Council for Innovation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed he owns bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin, while also confirming for the first time that his aerospace company SpaceX holds BTC. "The Hash" panel discusses Musk's potential influence in the broader crypto markets and community.

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Ex-Acting CIA Director: Concerns About Criminals Using Bitcoin Are 'Significantly Overstated'

In a recent paper published by the Crypto Council for Innovation, Michael Morell, the former acting director for the CIA, pushed back against Janet Yellen and other government officials' concerns about the dangers of cryptocurrencies. Nikhilesh De breaks down the contents of Morell's paper on "First Mover."

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Ex-CIA Director Says Criminals Will Move Away From Bitcoin in New Lobbying Group's First Report

The new Crypto Council for Innovation hopes to inform and influence regulatory efforts worldwide.

The Crypto Council for Innovation, created by a handful of firms in the digital asset space, is starting with an analysis on whether bitcoin is being used for illicit purposes.

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