Senate Pushes Forward on Crypto Bill: Critics Question If Oversight Goes Too Far
The U.S. Senate is pushing forward with a new crypto market structure bill, but growing tensions are emerging over how the legislation is being shaped. Related Reading: Kyrgyzstan Pushes National Bitcoin Reserve With State Mining Plan Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has raised sharp concerns about the lack of transparency in the crypto bill process, accusing […]
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The Senate revived the GENIUS bill on Monday, after a procedural vote put the bill on track to receive the green light. Altcoins like Best Wallet Token could catch steam as a result. GENIUS was initially rejected by the democrats two weeks ago due to concerns relating to Donald Trump’s ‘crypto dealings.’ Dem Senator, Elisabeth […]
On Tuesday, the Senate achieved a significant milestone in cryptocurrency regulation by passing the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that sets the first federal standards for stablecoins. The legislation, which secured a 68-30 vote, creates a regulated pathway for private companies to issue digital dollars under the federal government’s oversight. New Era For Stablecoin Regulation […]
There’s been a flurry of activity in the crypto markets over the past several hours as US President Donald Trump pushes Congress to pass his ‘big, beautiful’ bill. When signed into law, it could continue to propel both Bitcoin ($BTC) and the best altcoins forward. In a statement on Monday, the White House urged Trump’s […]
An effort by Arizona lawmakers to prohibit the tracking of guns using blockchain technology has now progressed to the Senate. As CoinDesk reported earlier this month, a proposed new bill would prevent the use distributed ledgers in firearm tracking, with the exception of law-enforcement applications. The concept, put forward by technologists in the blockchain space, is that such a system could create an immutable history of transactions that records every time a gun is fired, for example. The proposed bill, HB 2216, has now cleared the Arizona House of Representatives by a 34-25 vote, with....
Yesterday, the United States Senate passed the highly controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, also known as CISA. CISA is a massive blow against the tech industry as a whole and advocates of privacy. Passing by a 74-21 bipartisan vote, the bill is intended to allow companies to share information on cybersecurity threats with the government.....