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Cybersecurity expert backs Sen. Warren’s crypto bill in senate hearing

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has emphasized the risks of cryptocurrency scams targeting senior citizens in the U.S., with the support of a cybersecurity expert endorsing her legislation on digital assets to prevent future scams.In a recent senate hearing, Warren outlined the significant increase in crypto scams being targeted towards

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren highlights risks of crypto scams targeting senior investors

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, aimed at combating crypto-related scams, ignites a complex debate over the balance between regulation and innovation in the digital finance arena. In a Nov. 16 hearing, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) voiced concerns about cryptocurrency’s role in financial scams, particularly those targeting older

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Sen. Warren, 100+ legislators write White House, Treasury about crypto and terrorism

Senator Elizabeth Warren was the lead author of a letter signed by 28 other senators and 76 members of the House of Representatives about the role of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism. Signers came from both parties and included one independent, although Democrats predominate.The letter, dated Oct. 17, was addressed to

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism

Warren has been advocating for her legislation meant to target money laundering and sanctions abuses in crypto, which is co-sponsored by Marshall. The bill, which crypto lobbyists have argued would pose significant threats to the industry in the U.S., hasn't yet found any traction at the committee level so remains

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Hamas’ Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Money Laundering Bill

The bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), who has often occupied a middle ground between the parties on important legislative issues, and Republican Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). And Warren later gathered additional support from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and

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US banking advocacy group support Sen. Warren’s reintroduced crypto bill

United States banking advocacy group, Bank Policy Institute, has backed Senator Elizabeth Warrens’ legislation aimed at tackling financial crime, which she first introduced several months ago.According to a July 28 Bloomberg report, Warren reintroduced the bill – titled 'Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023' – on July 28, along with West

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Sen. Cynthia Lummis lambasts SEC over enforcement actions against Coinbase

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Senator Cynthia Lummis has expressed her opinion on the recent enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Coinbase. According to her, the exchange’s compliance efforts with regulations should have been acknowledged by the

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren points to crypto payments as facilitating fentanyl trade in China

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has suggested a link between cryptocurrency payments and companies based in China that provided precursors for the opioid fentanyl.In a May 31 hearing of the United States Senate Banking Committee on China, Warren pointed to a report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to suggest a

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl from China

“Unfortunately, that is a mode that some of these precursor manufacturers and illicit drug organizations have used – the receipt of bitcoin payments in wallets, cryptocurrency wallets,” said Elizabeth Rosenberg, the U.S. Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, in testimony during the panel’s hearing. Original Source

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Bitcoin mining and increasing energy bills — Sen. Warren vs. Crypto Twitter

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren blamed the Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry for rising energy prices in American households based on unverified mainstream reporting. However, Crypto Twitter was not ready to let it slide and unanimously decided to clarify the disinformation. While Senator Warren has prominently spoken against the crypto ecosystem, the

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