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Trump-tied World Liberty Financial Rebuffs U.S. Senator's Probe

Sen. Richard Blumenthal had written letters to Trump-affiliated executives, asking about their businesses, and WLFI called some of his assertions inaccurate.

World Liberty Financial Trump ties

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Market Structure Rules for Crypto Could End Up Governing Core of U.S. Finance: Le

TuongVy Le, a compliance expert and ex-SEC lawyer, said the rest of the financial industry is likely to migrate into the world overseen by pending regulations.

TuongVy Le

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Planned Crypto Hearing in U.S. House Derailed by Democrat Revolt

Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (video capture, House Financial Services Democrats roundtable)

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U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Unveiled by House Lawmakers

As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill in the last session, the committee chairs in the House have released a discussion draft of a market structure bill.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Congressman Pitches Crypto ATMs for Federal Government Buildings

Texas Republican Lance Gooden suggested to the agency that runs office space that installing ATMs will help align the government with Trump's crypto push.

Crypto ATM (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Author of Crypto Bills Now Being Rehashed Predicts 'Wicked Hot Summer' in Congress

Patrick McHenry, the ex-lawmaker who championed last year's crypto legislation, also said he expects a role to be found for Tether in the U.S. stablecoin field.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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New SEC Chief Atkins Says Agency Doesn't Have to Wait to Impose Crypto Policy

In his first public appearance as SEC chairman, Paul Atkins opened the latest crypto roundtable in the agency's Washington headquarters.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. SEC's Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms

Interim SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda hints at interest in a short-term solution for overseeing crypto firms while the agency contemplates permanent rules.

Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce

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President Trump Signs Resolution Erasing IRS Crypto Rule Targeting DeFi

The successful reversal of the Internal Revenue Service rule marks the first time the industry got a significant pro-crypto effort through Congress.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House Hearing Marks Progress Toward Crypto Market-Structure Bill

Panel Democrats were stymied by witnesses declining to talk about potential conflicts of interest from President Donald Trump's crypto businesses.

Rep. Bryan Steil, chairman of the digital assets subcommittee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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