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House Bill Could Let Treasury Secretary Block International Crypto Transactions

U.S. House of Representatives introduced the America COMPETES Act designed to advance U.S. competitiveness and leadership around the globe earlier this week.

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House Bill Could Let Treasury Secretary Block International Crypto Transactions

A provision in the America COMPETES Act would give the Treasury secretary the power to block U.S. firms from interacting with some crypto transactions or exchanges, if it becomes law.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) introduced a provision allowing the Treasury Secretary to block certain financial transactions to a bill aimed at spurring competition with China. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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What the Fed Thinks About CDBCs

Most of the Fed's CBDC report rehashed old ground, but it's a key piece of insight into the central bank's thinking.

U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact

It’s the latest hearing by lawmakers into a previously not-very-deeply discussed aspect of the crypto ecosystem.

Powerplant (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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House and Senate Agriculture Committees Issue Bipartisan Call for CFTC Guidance on Crypto

In October, the CFTC's Behnam told a Senate committee the regulator’s crackdown on crypto crime was just the “tip of the iceberg” – now that committee wants to know what lies beneath the surface.

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Congressional Candidate Kurani Dropping 2,022 Solana NFTs as Part of Campaign

Shrina Kurani, a Democrat running for a House seat in California, is seeking to engage the crypto community on legislative issues.

Congressional candidate Shrina Kurani (Courtesy Shrina Kurani)

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Regulators’ Stablecoin Report Met With Bipartisan Pushback

The President’s Working Group suggested Congress enact legislation that would limit stablecoin issuance to insured depository institutions, but this appears to be a nonstarter among the crypto-literate on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Crypto CEOs to Testify Before House Financial Services Committee

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Bitfury’s Brian Brooks and Circle’s Jeremy Allaire are among the executives who will speak at the Dec. 8 hearing.

The House of Representatives reconvened yesterday to look at the infrastructure bill.

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House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President

The vote passed with bipartisan support on Friday night.

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