The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has passed a resolution to form the Task Force on Financial Technology. The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has passed a resolution to form the Task Force on Financial Technology, according to a press release by the committee on May 9. The new task force purports […]
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Andrew Yang, a U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate in 2020, is advocating for clear regulations on digital assets. Andrew Yang, a United States Democratic presidential candidate for the 2020 elections, is advocating for clear regulations on digital assets. Yang put the key operative points in a policy published on his campaign website. Yang — an entrepreneur […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has refuted that the bank ever had any plans to open a crypto trading desk. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has categorically refuted that the bank ever had any plans to open a crypto trading desk and stated that earlier media reports suggesting otherwise were incorrect. Solomon made his remarks […]
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CEOs of leading banks testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about how the industry has transformed since the 2008 financial crisis. Chief executive officers of leading banks testified before the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on April 10 on how the banking industry has transformed since the 2008 financial crisis. […]
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The new U.S. bill from Rep. Darren Soto offers to allocate $25 million to the FTC from 2020 to 2024 to prevent crypto crimes. The so-called Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019, which United States legislators introduced yesterday, April 9, offers to allocate the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $25 million annually to prevent crypto-related crime. The […]
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American congressmen have reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act that would exclude crypto from being classified as a security. Representatives in the United States House of Representatives have reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 9. The bill would exclude cryptocurrency from being classified as a security. The […]
Continue ReadingLobbying on blockchain and crypto has reportedly grown on K Street, having tripled over the past year. The number of lobbies working on blockchain technology issues in Washington D.C. tripled in 2018, politics-oriented news outlet Politico reported on March 18. The number of entities lobbying on digital currencies and blockchain reportedly grew almost thrice in […]
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The United States government could regulate crypto assets and tokens differently than stocks and traditional assets. The United States government could regulate crypto assets and tokens differently than stocks and traditional assets by altering the existing regulatory framework on securities. On Dec. 22, CNBC reported that two congressmen — Warren Davidson and Darren Solo — […]
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U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would amend current securities laws to exclude cryptocurrencies from their purview. Two United States congressmen introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Dec. 20 that would exclude digital assets from being defined as securities. The “Token Taxonomy Act of 2018” was introduced by Reps. Warren Davidson […]
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With more influential voices in academia and politics speaking out against burdensome federal regulations, is change imminent? Individual US states seem to be in competition for the title of the most crypto-friendly in the Union – Ohio’s recent announcement of imminent crypto tax payments being the latest example. Meanwhile, federal authorities remain in disarray with regard […]
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