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Crypto Industry Lobbies Against Bills Targeting Russian Oligarchs Evading Sanctions Using Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News

The crypto industry is lobbying U.S. lawmakers against two bills aimed at preventing Russian oligarchs from using cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions. The U.S. and many other countries placed sanctions on them after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Bills Preventing Wealthy Russians From Using Crypto to Avoid Sanctions The Blockchain Association has

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Democrat Senator lobbies agencies over the use of crypto in ransomware

Some U.S. Senators are ramping up the anti-crypto rhetoric again, urging federal agencies to take action against the illicit use of digital assets.Democrat Senator Maggie Hassan is the latest to raise concerns about the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment for ransomware attacks.The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental

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Fidelity lobbies SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF in private meeting

Multinational financial services firm Fidelity Investments has pressed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (EFT).A private meeting was held on Sept. 8 between Fidelity Digital Assets President Tom Jessop, six of the firm’s executives and several SEC officials. The finance executives laid out a

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