115 DeFi, Crypto Companies Tell Senate: Protect Developers Or No Deal On Mark...
A broad coalition of crypto builders, investors and advocates has asked two Senate committees for clear federal rules to protect software creators and non-custodial service providers working on blockchain networks. Related Reading: Are Halvings Just Hype? Analyst Claims Bitcoin’s Market Timing Is Different According to the letter, 115 groups signed the appeal to the Senate […]
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A leaked draft from the US Senate Banking Committee Democrats outlines an aggressive approach to decentralized finance (DeFi), proposing that any person or firm “designing, deploying, operating or profiting from a DeFi front-end” be regulated as a broker and register with the SEC or CFTC. Related Reading: Ripple Execs Meet Luxembourg’s Finance Minister: A Deal […]
115 crypto companies, investors, and organizations have come together to urge the US Senate to incorporate explicit protections for open-source software developers and non-custodial service providers in upcoming market structure legislation. This coalition, spearheaded by the DeFi Education Fund, includes high-profile supporters such as Coinbase, a16z crypto, and Ripple, all emphasizing the need for regulatory clarity that fosters innovation rather than stifling it. Historic Letter From Crypto Leaders The letter, signed by 115 key players in the crypto ecosystem, underscores a collective....
Following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warning on crypto-related fraud, a member of the U.S. Senate has questioned two of the biggest companies in the world, Apple and Google. Senator Sherrod Brown (D), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the CEOs of these companies. […]
The crypto market surged over the weekend as optimism grew that the United States government shutdown, now in its 40th day, may finally be coming to an end. Related Reading: US Gov’t Shutdown Deal Sparks Hope For Crypto Market Relief Reports of a bipartisan Senate deal lifted global investor sentiment, sending Bitcoin above $106,000 and […]
"Who knows how much innovation we’re going to stifle, who knows what kind of new apps never emerge," said Senator Pat Toomey. A compromise which proposed amending provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure deal on crypto failed to meet the requirements of a unanimous consent request in the Senate, making the bill likely to go to a full vote without additional changes.This afternoon, Senator Tom Carper, the Democratic floor manager for infrastructure bill HR 3684, put forth the compromise amendment agreed upon earlier today by Senators Pat Toomey, Cynthia Lummis, Rob Portman, Mark Warner,....