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Policy

Biden Official Says US Government Could Pass Stablecoin Rules by End of Year

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets discussed issues that should be addressed by stablecoin legislation in a meeting Thursday.

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Opinion

Ms. Crypto Goes to Washington

The Lummis-Gillibrand bill represents a mainstreaming of crypto, even if it's unlikely to pass.

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Policy

CFTC Commissioner: I Like Being an Underdog Versus the SEC

Kristin Johnson also suggested her agency might be able to be more responsive than the SEC because it's smaller.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Videos

Sen. Lummis: Filing Crypto Bill 'Just the First Step'

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) join "First Mover" live from Consensus 2022 to discuss their wide-reaching, bipartisan crypto bill. The lawmakers explain how this legislation is just the "first step" in finding the sweet spot between innovation and regulation.

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Policy

CFTC Chief Heaps Praise on Bill That Boosts Agency’s Crypto Reach

Chairman Rostin Behnam supports the contours of the Lummis-Gillibrand regulatory bill released this week.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says he's a fan of the sweeping new Lummis-Gillibrand bill that would establish crypto regulations.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Bill Condemned by Consumer Advocates in Washington

Consumer group gadflies were predictably ready with a damning quote shortly after the bi-partisan legislative proposal was made public.

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Policy

India 'Fairly Ready' With Crypto Consultation Paper, Government Official Says

India has not yet finalized crypto-specific legislation.

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Policy

US Senators Lummis and Gillibrand Set to Propose Crypto Oversight Bill Next Month

The bipartisan duo hope their bill to establish guardrails around the digital assets industry could get votes as soon as next year.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis helped draft an amendment to a controversial tax provision in the infrastructure bill.