Sen. Cynthia Lummis


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U.S. Senators Push for SEC to Rethink Crypto Staking in Exchange Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked staking when crypto exchange-traded funds were granted, but the lawmakers suggest the SEC may have been off-base.

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Crypto's Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues

Senator Cynthia Lummis, set to lead the Senate Banking Committee's digital assets panel, went after the sale of U.S. bitcoin holdings and FDIC debanking.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican

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Cynthia Lummis: Laser-Eyed Lawmaker

The Wyoming senator has been a major crypto supporter since joining Congress in 2021. Now she’s the leading advocate for creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

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'Consumer Protection' Is Needed for Crypto Industry, Sen. Lummis Says

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about guidelines needed in crypto, who the lawmaker has spoken to recently from the digital assets industry and her favorite crypto slang terminology.

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Ready for 'Prime Time,' Sen. Cynthia Lummis Says

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) reacts to the length of time it took for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to greenlight spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. "The foot dragging at the SEC might have led some to think or given credence to people who say that Bitcoin is backed by thin air. That is absolutely untrue," Lummis said.

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Lummis-Gillibrand Bill Could Have Prevented FTX's Collapse: Sen. Lummis

During an interview on "All About Bitcoin," Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) discusses why she thinks the Responsible Financial Innovation Act "could have" prevented the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

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