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US lawmakers urge White House to address North Korea’s use of digital assets: Report

Three members of the United States Senate have reportedly sent a letter to the White House and Treasury Department in an effort to crack down on North Korea using cryptocurrency to fund its nuclear program and evade sanctions.According to an Aug. 4 report in the Wall Street Journal, Senators Elizabeth

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U.S. House Approves Major Crypto Bill, Pushes For Regulatory Framework

A noteworthy development has occurred in regulating the United States’ crypto space as a House Committee has approved a bill to bring clarity into the industry.  On July 26, the U.S House Financial Services Committee approved the Financial Innovation and Technology Act for the 21st Century Act, popularly known as FIT21. #PASSED:

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‘Pro-crypto bill’ passes out of US House Agriculture Committee

Tact was pervasive in the United States House of Representatives Agricultural Committee’s consideration of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act on July 27. With many references to bipartisanship and self-congratulatory mentions of the members’ cooperation and hard work, the committee plowed through a series of amendments

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Rep. Patrick McHenry blames White House for lack of urgency on stablecoin bill negotiations

United States House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry has pointed a finger at the Biden administration for the lack of bipartisan agreement on a stablecoin bill.In a July 27 hearing, Rep. McHenry said the version of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, H.R. 4766, being considered for markup was

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White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry

“Today I had hoped to announce an agreement with the ranking member on stablecoins legislation,” McHenry said, referring to the committee’s senior Democrat, Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). “This will not be the case… It was the White House’s unwillingness to compromise that has once again brought that negotiation to a halt.” Source

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