The House Financial Services Committee announced that top executives from eight major cryptocurrency companies will appear before the House panel on Dec. 8 as lawmakers try to figure out ways to regulate
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Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the Department of the Treasury, said digital assets such as cryptocurrency offer opportunities for economic growth and could also pose financial crime risks, CNBC reported Wednesday. Adeyemo
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Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, intends to propose a bill that would regulate Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies by establishing clear federal jurisdictions, Bloomberg Law
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun its search for a trial attorney who will lead an enforcement team focused on investigating and prosecuting crimes involving cryptocurrency and oversee DOJ’s efforts in
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A new survey by Pew Research Center has found that 86 percent of U.S. adults have heard of Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrencies and 16 percent said they have used, traded or
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The Department of the Treasury’s office of foreign assets control has released guidance outlining sanctions compliance best practices for virtual currency industry stakeholders as part of efforts to counter ransomware threats. A
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formed a new team to help conduct investigations and prosecute crimes associated with virtual currency exchanges, money laundering and other cryptocurrency cases. “As the technology advances,
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Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, have proposed a bill that would direct the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress a report on virtual currencies and their global
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Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., has asked the Department of Justice about authorities used by agencies within DOJ to regulate U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, kiosks, over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading desks and their users. The
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The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced eight auction lots of a combined 7.85 bitcoins estimated to be worth over $360,000 as part of its End of Season sale. The cryptocurrencies, the
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