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US lawmakers discuss digital assets and the House gets a new Speaker
Members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Mike Johnson to be the body’s next speaker — the second in line to the...

Binance Execs Are Deserting The Company–Here’s Who They Are
Charged with lawsuits, investigations, and widespread regulatory action worldwide, crypto exchange Binance has seen a deluge of top-tier exe...

Pro-crypto lawmaker Tom Emmer ends hours-long speaker campaign: Report
Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and a crypto proponent, has reportedly dropped his bid to become the next speaker of the United States ...

Tom Emmer Nominated as House Speaker to Crypto Cheers, Trump Jeers
The crypto community rejoiced Tuesday upon learning that Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), an outspoken advocate for the novel financial indu...

What Are the Odds Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies in His Trial?
A defendant facing criminal charges has the right to testify during their trial, but many don’t. Now, several weeks into Sam Bankman-Fried...

Advocacy groups push back against Sen. Warren linking crypto with terrorism
United States-based crypto advocacy organizations are calling out Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers for some of the claims made r...

What Role Is Crypto Actually Playing in the Israel-Palestine Conflict?
On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 29 United States Senators and 76 congressmen led by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sherrod Brown (...

NFT Games Are Not to Be Considered Gambling, Votes French National Assembly
On Tuesday, the French National Assembly passed the so-called Sorare law, introducing the first dedicated regulatory framework for video gam...

What is Reed’s law, and why does it matter in the crypto space?
Understanding Reed’s Law The concept of network effects is extended by Reed’s Law, which was developed by Harvard professor David P. Ree...

Coinbase Pushes SEC To Respond to Crypto Exchange’s Petition for Rulemaking Within 30 Days
Top US crypto exchange Coinbase is attempting to force the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to a rulemaking petition...

Coinbase Decries SEC ‘Bureaucratic Pantomime’, Again Demands a Decision on Crypto Rules
Dismissing the most recent response from the Securities and Exchange Commission to its long-delayed petition on rulemaking, Coinbase is dema...

Taiwan aims for crypto law by November: Report
Lawmakers in Taiwan are reportedly aiming to push out a first draft of a special law by the end of November 2023, according to a report from...