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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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US Senator Introduces Bill for ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ to Senate to Promote Self-Custody of Crypto Assets

The bill, if passed, will prevent undue government interference in the crypto sector, and also support self-custody wallets. A new crypto bill has been introduced to the United States Senate to give crypto holders more power over their assets. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the “Keep Your Coins Act” to the

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Top Senate Democrat Brown Tells Gensler, Yellen, Behnam to Use Powers to Address Crypto

“Ultimately, inadequate disclosures persist because opacity serves sponsors, executives, and other crypto industry insiders,” Brown argued. “It is far easier to profit when customers are left in the dark. That’s why the crypto companies resist real transparency and try to force Americans to accept the paltry, self-serving disclosures endemic to

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Gensler’s SEC Hearing Shows Key U.S. Senate Democrat Brown Digging in Heels on Crypto

“The problems we saw at FTX are everywhere in crypto – the failure to provide real disclosure, the conflicts of interest, the risky bets with customer money that was supposed to be safe,” said Brown, the Senate Banking Committee’s chairman, whose committee will probably have to agree to any crypto

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Defiant Gensler to Revisit Crypto Grievances in Senate, Despite XRP, Grayscale Setbacks

While Gensler will be highlighting recent enforcement actions and two of the agency’s rule proposals that effect crypto firms – a proposal on custody and one on redefining the exchange definitions to formally incorporate crypto platforms – he’ll also advise the lawmakers he won’t be able to talk about any

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Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill Proposed by Opposition Senator

“The Senate Committee was expected to report on this Bill over a month ago and the industry has been eagerly awaiting Treasury consultation on crypto-custody and licensing," said Blockchain Australia Chair and Digital Assets Lawyer Michael Bacina. "That consultation should be able to build on the industry submissions published as

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US Senate approves national defense bill that also targets crypto mixers

The United States Senate passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) worth $886 billion on July 27. The bill includes a provision targeting crypto mixers, anonymity-enhancing coins and institutions engaging in crypto trading.The NDAA is a bill that helps authorize how the country’s defense department can utilize federal funding.

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US Senate wants companies to report investments in Chinese technologies

On July 25, the United States Senate backed bipartisan legislation mandating U.S. companies to report any investments in Chinese technologies. In an overwhelming vote of 91 to 6, the Senate supported the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is anticipated to be implemented later in 2023. The amendment

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