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Overturned Chevron deference likely won’t impact crypto regulation: Tom Emmer

[Oct 10 12:42 AM] Only a Donald Trump election victory and a mostly Republican Congress could make Chevron potentially impactful, says Representative Tom Emmer.

Congressman Blasts SEC Chair Over Crypto Regulation Failures

[Sep 25 3:30 AM] Congressman Tom Emmer sharply criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler during a congressional hearing, questioning his leadership and approach to cryptocurrency regulation. “The SEC broke the law, your…

Gensler grilled as most ‘destructive’ SEC chair before congressional hearing

[Sep 25 2:26 AM] SEC Chair Gary Gensler has taken heat from lawmakers and members of his own agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over his handling of crypto regulation in the United States.

US Lawmakers Call for Clear SEC Rules on Digital Asset Airdrops

[Sep 19 1:30 AM] Congressman Tom Emmer is pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear rules on digital asset airdrops, arguing that current regulatory uncertainty is stifling innovation and blocking American participation in…

House Republicans demand SEC’s Gensler clarify crypto airdrops stance

[Sep 18 1:10 AM] US Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry gave Gary Gensler until the end of the month to answer questions about the SEC’s approach to crypto airdrops. 

Congressman Calls for SEC Chair’s Dismissal Over ‘Regulation by Harassment’

[Jul 13 4:20 PM] House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, accusing him of “regulation-by-harassment,” and calling for his dismissal. The congressman has consistently opposed…

Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Curtails SEC Chair Gensler’s Regulatory Abuses, Says Congressman

[Jul 1 6:34 PM] Congressman Tom Emmer has stated that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference significantly limits “the regulatory abuses” of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The ruling is seen…

Rep. Emmer says crypto is nonpartisan, opponents are ‘fading’

[May 29 2:39 PM] The House majority whip and crypto advocate thinks the FIT21 may pass in the current Congressional session.

U.S. House's Emmer Says Best Hope For Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session

[May 29 11:56 AM] Despite the crypto industry's high-profile recent wins in Congress, major legislation faces a massive practical roadblock in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) acknowledged Wednesday, saying that chamber will want its own say in a big crypto…

US House Passes Central Bank Digital Currency Anti-Surveillance State Act

[May 24 1:35 PM] The House of Representatives has passed Congressman Tom Emmer’s CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, which prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a surveillance-oriented central bank digital currency (CBDC). The lawmaker emphasized that the bill…

US lawmakers urge SEC’s Gensler to approve spot Ethereum ETF

[May 23 9:06 AM] U.S. lawmakers argue that a potential spot Ether ETF would offer investors access to ETH in a more regulated and safer format.

SEC custody rule made crypto regulation a ‘political football’ — Rep. Nickel

[May 15 7:20 PM] The SEC’s proposed crypto custody rule and its “hostility” to the industry isn’t in Joe Biden’s “best interests,” Representative Wiley Nickel told Gary Gensler.

U.S. Treasury Debunks Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism

[Feb 14 2:56 PM] Just after Hamas' terrorist attacks in Israel last year, crypto took blame for helping fund such brutal killing. While the prominent media reports were later bashed by cryptocurrency experts, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's top official on…

Congressman Tom Emmer Offers to Help Donald Trump Fight Central Bank Digital Currencies

[Jan 21 9:00 PM] Congressman Tom Emmer has offered to help former U.S. President Donald Trump fight the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. “I agree with President Trump; CBDCs pose a serious threat to Americans’ right to…

US Lawmaker Expects Donald Trump to Become ‘a Lot More’ Crypto Friendly in Second Term as President

[Jan 13 9:30 PM] U.S. Representative Tom Emmer expects former U.S. President Donald Trump to become “a lot more” friendly toward cryptocurrency if he returns to the White House. Trump has launched three non-fungible token (NFT) collections since…

US Lawmaker Spotlights Crypto Bills Approved by House Committee This Year

[Dec 25, 2023 9:30 PM] U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has highlighted various crypto bills that passed out of the House Committee on Financial Services this year. Among them is his appropriations amendment barring the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “from…

US Lawmaker Blasts SEC for Deliberately Obfuscating Crypto Regulations — Questions Chair Gensler’s Personal Agenda

[Dec 6, 2023 10:30 PM] A U.S. lawmaker has slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for having a deliberate policy preference to provide less clarity to the crypto market. “The SEC is not adhering to the law. That’s why it keeps losing in court,”…

US Lawmaker Urges Congress to Focus on Attracting Crypto Opportunities to Bolster National Security

[Nov 22, 2023 7:00 PM] A U.S. lawmaker has called on Congress to focus its efforts on bringing more crypto activity and opportunities to the United States in order to “bolster U.S. national security.” Citing the Department of Justice’s action against crypto exchange…

House Approves Amendment to Limit SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Authority

[Nov 9, 2023 8:30 PM] The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act that limits the authority of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to carry out enforcement actions against…

SEC’s Gensler hints he’s open to a FTX reboot under proper leadership: Report

[Nov 9, 2023 12:00 AM] “If Tom or anybody else wanted to be in this field, I would say, ‘Do it within the law,’” SEC Chair Gary Gensler iterated.

U.S. House's Spending Bill Aims to Hamstring SEC's Gensler Amid His Crypto Crackdown

[Nov 8, 2023 5:58 PM] As the U.S. House of Representatives weighs legislation on next year's spending, a provision was added on Wednesday that would deprive funding from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions against crypto businesses.

Lesser-known Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto-focused Lawmakers Return to Old Roles

[Oct 25, 2023 4:47 PM] After several failed attempts, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives dug deep into their roster to elevate a less prominent and less controversial lawmaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), as the new Speaker of the House.

Lawmaker Tom Emmer Throws Hat in Ring for House Speaker Role

[Oct 23, 2023 2:20 AM] Congressman Tom Emmer, who's sponsored a number of crypto-related bills over the past few years and is a member of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, said he's considering a bid for the vacant Speaker of the House position.

Crypto-friendly Rep. Tom Emmer pursues nomination for House speaker

[Oct 21, 2023 12:07 AM] Tom Emmer has been "making calls" to secure a nomination for the Speaker role, and it could be a boon for the crypto sector if he were to be voted in.

5 lowlights of Gary Gensler's evasive testimony before Congress

[Sep 27, 2023 11:26 PM] The United States Securities and Exchange Commission chief was asked whether the purchase of Pokemon trading cards is a security transaction and whether Bitcoin is a commodity.

Rep. Tom Emmer reintroduces anti-CBDC bill to Congress

[Sep 12, 2023 10:11 PM] The bill would limit the Fed from issuing a CBDC which Tom Emmer called a surveillance tool that would "undermine the American way of life."

50 US Lawmakers Reintroduce ‘CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act’ to Protect ‘the American Way of Life’

[Sep 12, 2023 8:00 PM] Fifty U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail central bank digital currency “while protecting innovation and any future development of true digital cash.”…

US Lawmaker Contradicts SEC Chair — Says Crypto Industry Not ‘Rife With Noncompliance’

[Sep 3, 2023 6:45 PM] A U.S. congressman has defended the crypto industry against Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, who stated that it is rife with noncompliance. The lawmaker’s statement followed a pair of legal cases in which the…

US Congressman Warren Davidson: ‘Banning CBDC Is Essential to America’s Fintech Future’

[Aug 16, 2023 1:30 AM] U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has railed against central bank digital currencies (CBDC), stating that enacting a ban on these instruments is “essential” for the future of the fintech industry in America. Davidson explained that many…

Congressman Warren Davidson calls to ban and criminalize CBDCs

[Jul 23, 2023 10:17 PM] “Money should not be programmable by a central authority,” argues Republican Representative Warren Davidson.