Blockchain legislation passes the House, heads for Senate
Bills from the Energy and Commerce Committee are making their way to the Senate following votes this afternoon. The updated Consumer Safety Technology Act, which now includes the Digital Taxonomy Act and the Blockchain Innovation Act, has passed in the House of Representatives and is now headed for the Senate as of Tuesday afternoon.The Digital Taxonomy Act provides definitions for the terms "digital asset" and "digital unit" and would task the Federal Trade Commission with preventing unfair trade practices in both. The Blockchain Innovation Act would require the FTC to put together a....
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The Senate in Kazakhstan has approved amendments aimed at preventing the legalization of illicit funds which will affect companies dealing with digital assets, among others. The new legislation subjects crypto service providers to the country’s financial monitoring regime.
Senators Back Law Concerning Crypto Services in Kazakhstan
Members of the upper house in Kazakhstan’s parliament, the Senate, have recently adopted new legislation tailored to improve the prevention of the laundering of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism. Key provisions adopted....
Governor Greg Abbott has already hinted he is open to signing the bill into law. Members of the Texas House of Representatives have passed a bill which aims to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law in the state.In a session of the 87th Texas Legislature today, lawmakers passed a proposed amendment to the state's Uniform Commercial Code, or UCC, aimed at better adapting commercial law to blockchain innovation and digital asset regulations. First introduced by Representative Tan Parker in March, House Bill 4474 will reportedly help define cryptocurrencies in the UCC. The bill will....
The U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday, passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. With a final vote of 228-206, thirteen Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats in favor of the bill. Although, six Democrats voted against it. After hours of deliberation, the bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed […]
The U.S. Senate has passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with a crypto reporting requirement provision that has been described as “unworkable.” Senator Ted Cruz warned: “This infrastructure bill has in it a portion that is designed to obliterate crypto. That would be a tragic mistake.” Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill With ‘Unworkable’ Crypto Tax Provision The U.S. Senate voted 69-30 to approve the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Tuesday without a crypto amendment. Many people have raised concerns about the cryptocurrency provision....