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White House Reportedly Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight
White House Reportedly Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight
The U.S. government may expand its efforts to study and regulate the roughly $2 trillion digital asset sector. According to Bloomberg, the Biden administration is considering...
White House Reportedly Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight

Biden Administration Seeks Regulating Stablecoin Issuers as Banks
Biden Administration Seeks Regulating Stablecoin Issuers as Banks
The Biden Administration plans to ask Congress to create a special purpose bank charter for stablecoin issuers, subjecting companies like Circle and Tether to stricter oversig...
Biden Administration Seeks Regulating Stablecoin Issuers as Banks

Biden Reportedly to Nominate Crypto Critic as Top Bank Regulator
Biden Reportedly to Nominate Crypto Critic as Top Bank Regulator
The Biden administration reportedly intends to nominate Cornell University Professor Saule Omarova, a crypto critic, to be the next Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). CoinDesk...
Biden Reportedly to Nominate Crypto Critic as Top Bank Regulator

Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware
Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware
The Biden administration is planning an array of actions to mitigate ransomware attacks, focusing on payments. This week, the U.S. Treasury Department plans to unveil sanction...
Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware

Biden Administration Reportedly Picking Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam to Head CFTC
Biden Administration Reportedly Picking Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam to Head CFTC
President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly considering tapping acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Benham for a full term as head of the ag...
Biden Administration Reportedly Picking Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam to Head CFTC

What US Senate's $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto
What US Senate’s $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto
U.S. senators voted along party lines to support a $3.5 trillion blueprint for President Joe Biden’s agenda. This includes the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed Tues...
What US Senate's $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto

What to Know About Two New Amendments to US Infrastructure Bill
What to Know About Two New Amendments to US Infrastructure Bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reportedly been lobbying against cryptocurrency legislation proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other senators. Meanwhile, the Whi...
What to Know About Two New Amendments to US Infrastructure Bill

Biden Administration Accuses Chinese Hackers of Conducting Ransomware, Cryptojacking Attacks
Biden Administration Accuses Chinese Hackers of Conducting Ransomware, Cryptojacking Attacks
U.S. President Joe Biden is accusing the Chinese government of supporting cyberattacks, including ransomware, cryptojacking, digital extortion, and theft. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh...
Biden Administration Accuses Chinese Hackers of Conducting Ransomware, Cryptojacking Attacks

Biden Under Mounting Pressure to Curb Ransomware Attacks
Biden Under Mounting Pressure to Curb Ransomware Attacks
Recent cyberattacks have prompted calls for regulation, and President Joe Biden is facing increased pressure to present a national strategy to counteract the effects of ransom...
Biden Under Mounting Pressure to Curb Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware Group REvil Demands $70M in Bitcoin From 200 US Firms
Ransomware Group REvil Demands $70M in Bitcoin From 200 US Firms
Russian-based ransomware hacking group REvil is demanding $70 million in bitcoin from at least 200 U.S. companies, and President Biden says he’s ordering a full investigation...
Ransomware Group REvil Demands $70M in Bitcoin From 200 US Firms