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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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Policy

Il fiasco di FTX potrebbe portare a uno "slancio" per la legislazione Cripto : Kristin Smith della Blockchain Association

Il direttore esecutivo spiega perché la caduta di FTX è stata una "massiccia battuta d'arresto" per il settore ma non la fine per le Cripto, e cosa è probabilmente successo ai 73 milioni di dollari in donazioni politiche di 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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Opinion

Perché un Congresso diviso è rialzista per le Cripto

Gli sforzi bipartisan per regolamentare le Cripto stanno procedendo, ma i rappresentanti degli Stati Uniti dovrebbero KEEP ben presenti i principi CORE delle criptovalute: Privacy, decentralizzazione e libertà finanziaria.

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Finance

L'accordo Binance-FTX porterà a un "controllo" normativo sugli exchange Cripto : Kristin Smith della Blockchain Association

Il direttore esecutivo discute sul perché la caduta in disgrazia di FTX probabilmente "aprirà un dibattito più robusto" sulla regolamentazione degli exchange in futuro. Il REP degli Stati Uniti Jim Himes del Connecticut interviene.

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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