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On September 23rd, US lawmakers urged the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement an executive order signed by Trump on August 7th to allow 401 (k) pension funds to invest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
According to foreign media reports, two US lawmakers pushing for tough sanctions against Russia said on Saturday that they would urge their colleagues to tie a tough sanctions bill against Russia to legislation that must be passed to ensure the functioning of the federal government this week. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick have been pushing for months for legislation that would...
According to market news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has once again pushed to issue a digital euro, but it has been opposed by European Union lawmakers due to privacy protection concerns and latent risks to commercial banks. Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB's governing council, told parliament's economic committee on Thursday that the digital euro "will ensure that all Europeans can use a free, universally accepted digital means of payment at all times, even in the event of major disrup...
Thomas Massie, a member of the US House of Representatives, wrote: "The House of Representatives has a 72-hour rule that requires bills to be published within 72 hours of passage. But the Speaker bypassed this rule with the'Stewards Amendment ', which rewrote much of the bill and added important parts the night it passed the Rules Committee. The House also has another rule that requires amendments in the Rules Committee.
Moldova's parliament, controlled by pro-Western lawmakers, approved a 10-year defense strategy on Thursday that calls for increased defense spending as part of a plan to join the European Union. Pro-Russian opponents in the parliament scoffed that the document was pointlessly aimed directly at Moscow, despite Moldova's small size and small armed forces.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeok's impeachment case may be rejected due to resistance from ruling party lawmakers.
Members of both parties in the U.S. Congress recently said that important cryptocurrency legislation is expected to be passed by the end of the year. French Hill, vice chairperson of the House Financial Services Committee, said at DC Fintech Week that FIT21 (the Digital Asset Regulatory Framework Act) and the stablecoin bill are expected to be considered between the November presidential election and the end of the year. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand shared a similar view, emphasizing that with sev...
On the first day of the National Assembly audit in Seoul, lawmakers have called for a special investigation into the KOK cryptocurrency scam that may have been promoted by South Korea's right-wing daily Chosun Ilbo. It is reported that victims have accused two subsidiaries of Chosun Ilbo of knowing that cryptocurrency is fraudulent, but still promoting it vigorously. Fraudsters use these positive propaganda to reassure investors that KOK is legal, and the newspaper has also delayed the prosecuti...
In recent weeks, U.S. lawmakers have called attention to the Nigerian government's treatment of detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who has been detained by the Nigerian government since February on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. Although the tax evasion charges were dropped earlier this month, Gambaryan remains in custody pending another case.
