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Former Federal Reserve Board governor Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her name for consideration as the central bank’s vice chair for supervision in an attempt to allow other nominations to move forward.According to a Tuesday tweet from Washington Post journalist Seung Min Kim, Raskin sent a letter to U.S. President
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Nine Republican senators have backed legislation aimed at directing policy at U.S. government agencies around concerns China’s digital yuan may be used to circumvent sanctions and compromise users' personal information.In a Wednesday announcement, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, backed by seven other Republican senators, proposed the
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On Dec. 14, the United States Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “Stablecoins: How Do They Work, How Are They Used, and What Are Their Risks?” The testimonies, both spoken and written, focused largely on the last two issues, as anxieties over Know Your Customer
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Gensler has indicated in several hearings and interviews that the SEC already has the authority it needs to regulate crypto exchanges and stablecoins. In a September interview with the Washington Post, Gensler said that most cryptocurrencies have the attributes of securities, and he urged crypto exchanges to register with the
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Senator Rob Portman, one of the lead Republican voices for negotiations over an infrastructure bill in the United States Senate, said he supports an amendment clarifying the intent of a cryptocurrency provision.In a tweet today, Portman encouraged his colleagues in the Senate to vote on an amendment proposed this week
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