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Democrat House Leadership Says Crypto Bill Vote Won't Be Whipped

[May 20 11:09 PM] Ranking members strongly oppose this bill as written, an email obtained by Politico reads, but will stop short of putting it to a whipped vote

Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

[Apr 25 1:31 AM] U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the short run.”

Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl

[Apr 11 4:34 PM] The U.S. congressional effort to establish regulations for stablecoins has become an increasing longshot for passage this year, but the lawmakers who've pushed legislation the farthest reportedly had a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

Why Does Maxine Waters Care About Meta’s Crypto Patents?

[Jan 23 2:44 PM]

Maxine Waters Questions Meta’s Digital Asset Ambitions

[Jan 23 8:30 AM] Maxine Waters has sent a probing letter to Meta, querying the tech giant’s recent spate of trademark applications related to digital assets and blockchain technology. Maxine Waters Suspects Meta’s Renewed Interest in Digital Assets…

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Questions Meta’s Ongoing Crypto Efforts

[Jan 22 4:46 PM] A letter sent to the tech giant said it still has five active patents related to cryptocurrencies, despite the firm saying that it has no digital assets-related works ongoing.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says She’s ‘Deeply Concerned’ About PayPal’s New Stablecoin

[Aug 9, 2023 10:52 AM] The top Democrat on the House Financial Service Committee criticized PayPal’s plans in a statement on Wednesday.

Federal Regulators Are Needed for Crypto Oversight: U.S. Accountability Office

[Jul 25, 2023 12:47 AM] Regulators lack an ongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks in a timely manner, the report says

Leading House Democrat Solicits Feedback From Gensler and Yellen on Crypto Bill

[Jun 26, 2023 1:31 PM] The bill would provide guidelines for U.S.-based crypto exchanges to register with regulators.

Fear of blockchain will have 'disastrous consequences' — Ava Labs CEO testimony

[Jun 12, 2023 8:00 PM] Gün Sirer says the U.S. “won the first wave of the internet revolution” because it enabled responsible innovation. Now, it must do the same with blockchain.

SBF subpoena is 'definitely on the table,' says Rep. Maxine Waters

[Dec 7, 2022 6:59 PM] The US lawmaker has refuted a report from CNBC that suggested that they weren't planning to subpoena the former FTX CEO.

Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready

[Dec 6, 2022 8:30 PM] Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will…

Despite endless media appearances, SBF unlikely to testify on 13th

[Dec 4, 2022 7:57 PM] One observer suggested Bankman-Fried may be reluctant to discuss FTX due to the legal implication of lying under oath to the U.S. Congress.

Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’

[Dec 3, 2022 8:30 PM] Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid in his discussions about the collapse of his crypto exchange, FTX. “SBF has not, in fact, been candid…

FTX Execs Gave $70 Million to Both Democrats and Republicans Heading Into the 2022 US Midterms

[Nov 18, 2022 3:30 PM] After the collapse of FTX, a number of journalists reported on the fact that FTX executives deployed significant donations to political leaders in the United States. During the most recent election cycle leading up to the U.S. midterms in 2022…

US House Committee to Investigate and Hold Bipartisan Hearing on FTX Collapse

[Nov 16, 2022 2:30 PM] The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is planning to investigate the FTX collapse, according to a joint press release published by the committee’s chair Maxine Waters and representative Patrick McHenry. Furthermore, a congressional hearing is…