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Potential Outcomes to McCarthy’s Speakership Bid

Blockchain Association Director Of Government Relations Ron Hammond discusses the potential candidates for the speakership as Kevin McCarthy fails to win majority support in multiple ballots. Plus, details on why McCarthy has been pro-crypto.

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How House Speaker Drama May Impact Crypto Regulation This Year

The U.S. House of Representatives still has yet to elect a speaker after failing on six attempts in the past two days of voting. Blockchain Association Director Of Government Relations Ron Hammond discusses the potential outcome and what that could mean for this year's crypto agenda on Capitol Hill. Plus, his take on the regulatory impact of FTX's fallout and Binance.US reportedly ramping up lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C.

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Regulation and Policy in Crypto: Policymakers Look Ahead

Congressman Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) and CFTC's former Commissioner Dawn Stump join Blockchain Association's Executive Director Kristin Smith at I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss their outlook for regulation and policymaking in the digital economy space.

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Regulación

La debacle de FTX podría impulsar la legislación Cripto : Kristin Smith de la Blockchain Association

El director ejecutivo analiza por qué la caída de FTX fue un “retroceso masivo” para la industria, pero no el final para las Cripto, y qué probablemente sucedió con los 73 millones de dólares en donaciones políticas de Sam Bankman-Fried.

Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Blockchain Association Exec on FTX Fallout, Future of Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donations worth at least $73 million could be clawed back to repay FTX creditors. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried is expected to testify before Congress Tuesday. Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith discusses the latest developments in FTX's bankruptcy and where crypto regulation could be headed in 2023.

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Opinión

Por qué un Congreso dividido se muestra optimista respecto a las Cripto

Los esfuerzos bipartidistas para regular las Cripto están avanzando, pero los representantes estadounidenses deben KEEP muy presentes los principios CORE de las criptomonedas: Privacidad, descentralización y libertad financiera.

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El acuerdo entre Binance y FTX generará un mayor escrutinio regulatorio sobre las plataformas de intercambio de Cripto : Kristin Smith de la Blockchain Association

El director ejecutivo explica por qué la caída en desgracia de FTX probablemente abrirá un debate más sólido sobre la regulación de las plataformas de intercambio en el futuro. El REP estadounidense Jim Himes, de Connecticut, opina.

Official Portrait of Congressman Jim Himes, 113th Congress/Kristin Smith from the Blockchain Association (House.gov/Kristin Smith)

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Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith on Binance's Proof-of-Reserves Pledge

Crypto exchange Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao urged industry players to provide "proof-of-reserves" on the heels of a proposal to acquire rival FTX. Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group, weighs in, saying it's "a good idea... but it's nothing that U.S. exchanges, at least the major ones, aren't already doing."

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Binance-FTX Deal Will Invite 'Scrutiny' Into Regulation of Exchanges: Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith

"What happened with FTX may not be able to be addressed by U.S. regulation," says Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith. But, she adds that Congress is still very interested in finding a way to regulate the spot markets. The potential Binance-FTX merger "is going to open up more robust debate around exchange regulation."

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