Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott tackles Hagerty’s GENIUS stablecoin legislation despite … [+] Senator Elizabeth Warren’s pushback. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) took a major step toward becoming law after passing the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan 18-6 vote. Sponsored
Ripple’s CEO says the cryptocurrency industry is still seeking regulatory clarity from the U.S. Speaking with Bloomberg News Wednesday (July 17), Brad Garlinghouse said America lags behind other countries that have already adopted crypto regulations. “What we are seeing, where it’s the UK, Japan, Singapore … even the European Union, more than two dozen countries have come together to provide a
Circle has attained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the French banking authority, thereby achieving compliance with the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. With this license from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), Circle’s French entity is now issuing USDC and EURC stablecoins in compliance with MiCA’s regulatory obligations for stablecoins or eMoney
President Joe Biden has vetoed a resolution limiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) authority over the cryptocurrency sector. Biden announced the veto Friday (May 31) evening, saying that the legislation would have constrained regulators’ ability to put up guidelines for the crypto industry. “Appropriate guardrails that protect consumers and investors are necessary to harness