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Senior U.S. House Republican Says CBDCs Could Be ‘Weaponized’ as Political Tool

Majority Whip Tom Emmer is seeking to halt the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue a new digital dollar.

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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House Digital Assets Panel Chair Ready to Work With Ag Committee on Crypto Framework

U.S. Representative French Hill is the chairman of the newly formed Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets.

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Policy

Illinois Officials Pushing State Crypto Licensing to Emulate New York’s BitLicense

New bills to set up a digital assets regulation in Illinois are supported by the local regulator, as states continue to surge ahead of U.S. agencies on cryptocurrency efforts.

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Policy

Argentina's National Securities Commission to Set Requirements and Rules for Crypto Companies

The jurisdiction of that agency is specified in a bill that is under discussion in the Argentine Congress.

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Top Republican on US Senate Panel Ready to Work on Crypto Rules

Senator Tim Scott's announcement Thursday follows Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown's earlier statement on his willingness to work on crypto legislation.

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Videos

What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Best Crypto Policies

Author & Journalist Jeff Wilser takes "The Hash" hosts on a tour of various countries across the globe, their approach to regulating crypto, and what the U.S. can learn from legislation around the world. Plus, insights into the bipartisanship of the crypto congress.

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Rep. French Hill on Crypto Regulation Outlook

Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas), chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, discusses the road to crypto regulatory clarity ahead and the outlook for future legislation after last year's collapse of FTX. Plus, his take on stablecoins.

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The Bizarre (Sort of) Bipartisanship of the Crypto Congress

A who's who of politicians who matter for crypto in the nation's capital. By Jeff Wilser.

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After FTX: How Congress Is Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto

The industry is finally earning the priority status it desperately wanted, but for the wrong reasons, says CoinDesk's Jesse Hamilton.

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Policy

US House Republicans to Set Up Crypto Committee to Oversee Shaky Industry: Report

The new subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion will be chaired by Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)

Rep. French Hill is co-sponsoring a piece of legislation that would ask the Treasury Department to evaluate the dollar's role in the global economy.

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