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US Bank Watchdog Says He’s Not Budging on Crypto Distrust
Michael Hsu, acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is sticking to his guns on keeping most crypto activity out of the U.S. banking system.
House’s Stablecoin Bill May Face Fatal Delays for 2022 Progress
Internal plans to release a draft by this week were put off as the factions remain too far apart in negotiations, sources say.
A16z Wants to Standardize NFTs by Giving You a License for Your Token
Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm is releasing a free licensing system, aiming to help the NFT sector fulfill its "economic potential."
US Congressman Wants Consumer-Protection Answers From Agencies, Crypto Firms
A subcommittee chairman from the House Oversight Committee sent letters to Binance, Coinbase and other firms questioning them on how they guard against fraud.
Crypto Booster Bond Loses Primary Bid for New York Congressional Seat
Michelle Bond relied on crypto industry backing, including from boyfriend Ryan Salame of FTX Digital Markets, but didn’t push the crypto cause in race.
As SEC Leans on Enforcement to Regulate, Crypto Lawyers Study Every Word
The industry’s legal advisers are trying to reverse-engineer the text of recent enforcement actions to divine the agency's thinking.
US Government Amps Up Inevitable Clash With Crypto Privacy in Tornado Cash Blacklisting
The Treasury Department says Tornado Cash abetted laundering of $7 billion, but that’s not likely to quiet crypto enthusiasts as they fight to stay anonymous.
Popular Election-Betting Site PredictIt Throttled by US Regulator
The site where people can wager on the outcome of political battles has until February to close its U.S. operations, said the CFTC.
Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens
Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are asking for more information about hiring from digital-assets firms.
US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much
The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.
