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The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force has met with representatives of CoinShares International Limited and its legal counsel, Chapman & Cutler LLP, to discuss the regulatory challenges of launching crypto-asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the United States. It is reported that the topics discussed during the meeting between the two sides include: how to integrate the pledge mechanism in the ETP structure, appropriate standards for reviewing new digital asset ETP rule ...
The US reciprocal tariffs are about to take effect! The US Trade Representative threatened that there would be no "exceptions and exemptions"; gold and US stocks continued to rise and fall, and Trump promised to propose a $1 trillion defense budget proposal... What major events happened in the world yesterday and this morning?
US Trade Representative Jamison Greer: Many countries have said they will not retaliate, and some have lowered tariffs.
US Trade Representative Jamison Greer: Many countries have said they will not retaliate, and some have lowered tariffs.
VanEck Digital Assets Chief Research Officer Matthew Sigel posted a disclosure that Florida Republican Representative and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds pledged support for the inclusion of bitcoin in state reserves on Fox News. Donalds volunteered without being asked: "Digital assets have found a home in Miami-Dade County. We hope to continue to grow on this framework. For the state's portfolio, I hope to be able to include bitcoin as part of the state's fiscal portfolio."...
According to News.bitcoin, House Financial Services Committee Chairperson French Hill and Representatives Dan Meuser, Andy Barr, and Bryan Steil have urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to implement clearer regulations on digital assets. In a letter to FDIC Acting Chairperson Travis Hill, lawmakers expressed concern about federal regulators forcing banks to deny services to cryptocurrency-related businesses, a practice known as "banning bank accounts."
The US House of Representatives committee will hold a hearing on the digital payments ecosystem on March 11.
On February 16th, during a hearing of the US House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Ayanna Pressley expressed strong concerns about the growing prevalence of cryptocurrency scams and urged stronger consumer protections. She emphasized that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) played an important role in fighting fraud, but was disbanded under the influence of Trump and Musk, particularly through...
The US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on digital assets on February 11. Republican Congressman Tom Emmer said that crypto technology transfers economic power from central institutions back into the hands of the people. Democratic lawmakers expressed concerns about Trump's Meme coin, which Sean Casten said lacked real value. In terms of stablecoin regulation, committee chair French Hill and Democratic leader Maxine Waters respectively proposed a regulatory framework. Investment...