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Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows

U.S. political parties take separate, opposing lessons from the crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.

U.S. Capitol (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified via Photomosh)

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White House Goes Back to the Future With FDIC Chair Pick Gruenberg

The Biden Administration has nominated Martin Gruenberg, the longest-serving FDIC board member in history, to return to the chairmanship he held under Obama.

The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from the "Back to the Future" movie series is displayed on the National Mall in 2021 as part of the annual Cars at the Capitol exhibit. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Democrats Keep the US Senate but Crypto Only Has Eyes for FTX Collapse

After a whirlwind election week dogged by crypto market madness, the industry's regulatory future in the U.S. is in the hands of a divided government.

U.S. Capitol Hill (WOWstockfootage/Getty Images)

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Midterm Elections 2022: Crypto Live Blog

CoinDesk reporters track the 2022 election.

U.S. Capitol Building (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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US Democrat Senator John Hickenlooper Criticizes Gary Gensler's Approach to Crypto at SEC

Hickenlooper noted in a letter the current lack of a coordinated regulatory framework leads "uneven enforcement."

Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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New Senate Committee Plan Could Grant CFTC Primary Crypto Jurisdiction

The Senate's agriculture committee, which oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would grant the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over cryptocurrency trades that meet commodities law. "The Hash" discusses the latest in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war.

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US Senators Push Bill to Make Small Crypto Transactions Tax-Free

The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee joined Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in legislation to exempt transactions of less than $50.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Suzanne Cordeiro for CoinDesk)

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Federal Reserve Board: Recent Market Turmoil Shows ‘Structural Fragilities’ of Crypto

The report is a preview of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony in Congress next week.

Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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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)

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Crypto Unable to Shake Reputation as Ransomware Tool in Senate Hearing

A Senate Homeland Security hearing painted cryptocurrencies as the favorite payments for hackers.

A Senate committee held a hearing today on crypto's role in ransomware (japatino/Getty images)