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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, and other employees contributed $71.5 million to campaigns and political action committees in the 2022 midterm cycle. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to fraud and other criminal charges.

After a year of collapses, cryptocurrency’s future in the balance

By Sarah Wynn
Posted January 4, 2023 at 7:00am
Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has proposed cryptocurrency legislation that SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested was 'too light touch' for the industry.

FTX failure may strengthen case for more robust crypto regulation

By Sarah Wynn
Posted November 15, 2022 at 7:00am
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., introduced a bill in January that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital dollar.

GOP midterm victory would add pressure on fintech regulators

By Sarah Wynn
Posted October 4, 2022 at 7:00am
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey and other Banking Committee Republicans are expected to press SEC Chairman Gary Gensler about rules on ESG disclosure.

Banking Republicans to press Gensler on SEC climate rule, cryptocurrencies

By Ellen Meyers and Sarah Wynn
Posted September 15, 2022 at 7:00am
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has said most cryptocurrencies are investment contracts and thus securities. The SEC’s filing of an insider trading case puts that view into action.

‘Securities’ label in SEC insider case may have broad crypto impact

By Sarah Wynn
Posted August 2, 2022 at 7:00am
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told a House committee this month that the department was considering a rule on cryptocurrencies and 401(k) plans.

Labor Department warning opens divide on crypto in 401(k) plans

By Sarah Wynn
Posted June 28, 2022 at 7:00am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. authored the bill with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.

Bipartisan crypto bill outlines regulatory, tax framework

By Sarah Wynn and Laura Weiss
Posted June 7, 2022 at 11:13am
Sens. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa., right, and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said the TerraUSD case offers little justification for regulation.

Terra’s stablecoin flop raises questions about regulatory role

By Caitlin Reilly and Sarah Wynn
Posted May 17, 2022 at 7:00am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said the US shouldn't regulate algorithmic stablecoins. “There may come a time where that need for regulation changes, but we shouldn’t start with a heavy hand,” she said.

Critics see risk in ‘algorithmic’ stablecoins

By Sarah Wynn
Posted May 3, 2022 at 7:00am
By securing the banking licenses, the stablecoin issuers hope to reassure customers about the safety of deposits backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Stablecoin issuers seek bank licenses to reassure customers

By Sarah Wynn
Posted April 5, 2022 at 7:00am
SEC Commissoner Hester M. Peirce, second from right, says the agency may need to offer guidance to clarify its thinking on nonfungible tokens.

SEC’s Peirce says agency guidance on nonfungible tokens needed

By Sarah Wynn
Posted January 25, 2022 at 7:00am
The House in April passed Rep. Patrick T. McHenry’s bill that would direct the two primary financial regulators, the SEC and CFTC, to set up a working group.

Cryptocurrency outlook may depend on which agency is supervising

By Sarah Wynn
Posted December 7, 2021 at 7:00am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis says requiring stablecoin issuers to be insured like depository institutions will serve big banks at the expense of startups.

SEC’s Peirce sees room to regulate stablecoins through bank ‘lens’

By Sarah Wynn
Posted November 9, 2021 at 7:30am
Kim Kardashian West posted a paid advertisement for the digital token EthereumMax on her Instagram stories in June.

Celebrity crypto endorsers like Kim Kardashian spark concern for unwary investors

By Sarah Wynn
Posted October 19, 2021 at 5:30am
Sherman, D-Calif., said people should be earning enough to buy houses, rather than cryptocurrencies.

Left behind by financial system, minorities turn to new products

By Sarah Wynn
Posted September 7, 2021 at 3:04pm
Hester Peirce, SEC commissioner, has been dubbed “crypto mom” by the fintech industry.

Lawmakers’ crypto focus strengthens voice of SEC’s Peirce

By Sarah Wynn
Posted July 27, 2021 at 7:30am
Sherman questions whether the SEC should be spending time considering exchange-traded funds for cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin backers urge SEC to shift view on exchange-traded funds

By Sarah Wynn
Posted June 8, 2021 at 7:00am