After passing a major stablecoin bill into law, Congress is racing to write the rules, with one lawmaker urging them to move quickly.
House Republicans criticized what they described as the Biden administration’s "coordinated attack" on digital assets.
French Hill, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a report outlining what went on at several U.S. crypto regulators in past years.
The crypto sector be thrown back into the throes of a hostile regulatory environment, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Wednesday.
The SEC has plans to put an "innovation exemption" in place by the end of the year, allowing crypto products to launch quickly.
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and other cryptocurrency advocates will be in Washington D.C. to push forward a strategic bitcoin reserve.
Treasury asked for public input on what approach financial institutions should take to combat illicit activity involving cryptocurrencies.
Following days of upheaval in Washington, pro-crypto lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they have the votes to pass key legislation.
This week, the House is set to consider the GENIUS and Clarity bills in what's being called the 'Crypto Week.'
Legislators will consider the GENIUS stablecoin bill, larger crypto market structure Clarity bill, and another focused on blocking CBDCs.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The market structure bill got an overhaul in two House committees at the same time while the Senate's stablecoin bill is steaming toward a finish.
In a monumental move, House committee lawmakers advanced landmark legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies at large on Tuesday.
Lawmakers have included a measure aimed at protecting software developers in the latest version of a digital asset market structure bill.
Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, pressured an additional hearing on the crypto market structure bill.
A group of cryptocurrency advocacy groups urged lawmakers to include legislation to protect software developers in to a larger bill.
Two House of Representatives hearings dug into the details of the current legislation to regulate U.S. crypto markets, but Trump loomed over the discussions.
Prospects of passing a bill to regulate the cryptocurrency industry at large are hitting a recurring roadblock.
Democratic staffers say they felt like the SEC was "trying to hide the ball," when asked technical questions about a large crypto bill.
The legislation is expected to become the second major congressional effort toward establishing U.S. regulations for the crypto industry.
While many attendees at President Donald Trump's memecoin gala remained unknown to the public, a few high-profile guests made appearances.
Rep. Maxine Waters introduced a new bill to address concerns about the president's involvement in digital assets.
Reps. Tom Emmer and Reps. Ritchie Torres argue that non-custodial platforms like miners, validators, and wallets are not money transmitters.
U.S. senators voted Thursday to halt progress on a stablecoin regulation bill amid tensions over President Donald Trump's crypto involvement.
Rep. Ritchie Torre plans to introduce legislation that would block President Donald Trump from "profiteering" on memecoins and stablecoins.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. "should be the premier destination for digital assets" during a hearing on Wednesday.
Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Democrats and Republicans physically splintered on Tuesday, holding their own meetings to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation.
Hougan remains optimistic on crypto prices this year if the U.S. Congress can get stablecoin and market structure bills passed.