State of Crypto

State of Crypto

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State of Crypto: Inside the NRCC's Plan to Accept Crypto Donations

The NRCC will soon accept crypto donations because Republican donors requested the payment method, the campaign committee's chair said.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.)

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State of Crypto: Reflecting on Libra's (Regulatory) Legacy

Facebook unveiled the Libra project a little over two years ago today. The original vision may have died but its legacy will live on.

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State of Crypto: Congressional Hearings Are Ramping Up

We're seeing regulators and lawmakers pay closer attention to crypto and, specifically, how it may be regulated.

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State of Crypto: Ransomware Is a Crypto Problem

The crypto industry needs to pay attention to – and help fight – the growing ransomware threat.

Ransomware's been an issue for years, but recent high-profile attacks are shining a spotlight on the form of cyberattack – and crypto's role in enabling it.

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State of Crypto: Federal Regulations Are Coming Into Focus

A lot happened in May on the regulatory front. We’re finally getting a view of what the Biden Administration may do about crypto.

We're getting a better sense of how crypto regulation under the Biden administration may shake out.

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State of Crypto: What Regulators Said at Consensus 2021

Regulators are getting more involved in crypto, or so they said at this year's Consensus event.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard detailed the policy considerations around a digital dollar on Monday.

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State of Crypto: Meet Lael Brainard, the Fed's CBDC Champion

Last year, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard announced the Boston branch of the U.S. central bank was exploring a digital dollar. She’ll be speaking next week at Consensus.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has addressed crypto-related issues while in her role at the U.S. central bank over the past five years.

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State of Crypto: Gary Gensler's Regulatory Clarity Sounds Awfully Familiar

Gary Gensler said Congress should provide clarity around crypto exchange regulation. A 2020 bill sought to do just that.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested Congress could grant a federal regulator oversight authority over crypto exchanges during a Congressional hearing last week.

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State of Crypto: The Bitcoin Fog Indictment Shows the Permanence of User Data

The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?

An IRS-CI agent said he identified the alleged operator of crypto mixing service Bitcoin Fog using data from various exchanges the U.S. took down and blockchain analysis.

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State of Crypto: Congress Takes One Step Closer to Regulatory Clarity

A bipartisan bill addressing cryptocurrencies made it through the House of Representatives. Next up: the Senate.

The Senate is now looking at a bill that would evaluate cryptocurrency regulation within the U.S.