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Sen. Warren, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Ask Circle, BlockFi Why They Banked at Silicon Valley Bank

They have also been asked to provide information about the alleged “coddling” of any of their executives or board members by SVB, including details about financial relationships between the executives and SVB, any trips executives took that were sponsored by SVB, and whether any executive ever raised a red flag

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Sen. Warren calls out ‘sham audits’ while SVB threatens crypto bankruptcy

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden asked the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to hold auditors accountable for failed crypto projects. The PCAOB — a non-profit overseeing the audits of public companies and other issuers — recently stated that proof-of-reserves (POR) are not equivalent to audits and are

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Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Closes SEN Platform Institutions Used to Move Money to Exchanges

Silvergate has had a rough week, after disclosing on Wednesday that it would delay the filing of its annual report due to questions from its auditors. In the same notice, the bank admitted it was facing investigations from bank regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice, and said its ability

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demand to see Binance’s balance sheets

Three United States senators led by Elizabeth Warren have sent a letter to Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder expressing concern over a number of facets of Binance’s activities and requesting information from the companies that includes their balance sheets. Crypto skeptic Warren’s cosigners were fellow Democrat

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ShapeShift responds to Sen. Warren’s comments to ‘set the record straight’

Non-custodial crypto platform ShapeShift refuted United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claims of "illicit financing,” suggesting that she used the platform as a scapegoat to “push” her latest crypto bill, according to a recent statement.ShapeShift stated in a tweet on Feb. 19 that Warren made “mistakes” in her “analysis” of the

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Sen. Warren vows reintroduction of AML bill that extends to DAOs and DeFi

A bi-partisan anti-money laundering (AML) bill that covers “decentralized entities” such as decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and DAOs will soon be reintroduced to Congress, according to United States Senator Elizabeth Warren.Warren, a vocal crypto critic, argued at the Feb. 14 Senate Banking Committee’s hearing entitled “Crypto Crash: Why Financial System

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