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US Senator Asks DOJ To Consider Criminal Charges Against Binance and Tether Over Alleged Illicit Finance Links

US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) says the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) should press criminal charges against Binance crypto exchange…

October 28, 2023

Got Bitcoin? US Senator Ted Cruz Introduces Bill To Enable Crypto Payments on Capitol Hill

US Senator Ted Cruz wants lawmakers in Washington D.C. to be able to purchase their vending-machine snacks using crypto assets.…

January 28, 2023

US Senate Banking Chairman Says Banning Cryptocurrencies Is Very Difficult: Report

US Senator Sherrod Brown reportedly says banning cryptocurrencies is “very difficult” after presiding over a hearing on the collapse of…

December 20, 2022

US Senator Jon Tester Says There’s No Reason Why Crypto Should Exist

US Senator Jon Tester says there is no useful purpose for crypto as the FTX collapse energizes talks to adopt…

December 13, 2022

US Senators Urge Financial Giant Fidelity To Think Twice About Offering Bitcoin (BTC) 401(k) Plans

US senators are for the second time calling on financial giant Fidelity to reconsider offering Bitcoin (BTC) as an investment…

November 23, 2022

US Senator Introduces Bill to Protect Crypto Exchanges From SEC Overreach

A Republican Senator is introducing a new bill that would protect crypto exchange platforms from certain enforcement actions by the…

October 2, 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) To Be Policed by CFTC Under New US Senate Proposal: Report

The push to regulate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) forges ahead as a bipartisan bill has been…

August 4, 2022

Top Banking Regulator Nominee Concerned About Tech Giants Controlling Crypto, Undermining Economy: Report

Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, is troubled by the prospect of the US dollar…

November 23, 2021

US Senators Introduce New Bill To Trace Foreign Crypto Mining Activity

The U.S. Senate is putting legislation in place that will compel the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report…

September 30, 2021

Bitcoin and Crypto Advocate Appointed to Powerful US Senate Banking Committee

Noted Bitcoin and crypto advocate US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is now on a highly influential Senate committee that oversees…

February 5, 2021