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Congress Is Not Done With the GameStop Hearings

Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will hold another hearing on the GameStop trading frenzy. Nik De on what to expect from the newest hearing. Plus, developments in the SEC's case against Ripple.

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Senate Banking Committee Holds GameStop Hearing

The Senate continues its examination of retail investing, holding another hearing on the recent GameStop stock frenzy today. CoinDesk’s Nik De on what to expect. Plus, a peek into the complicated world of NFT regulation.

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Policy

How Regulating GameStop's 'Market Manipulation' Could Harm Crypto

Calls to stop GameStop-type "market manipulation" could open the door to government regulation the crypto industry won't like.

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State of Crypto: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler Could Differ From Predecessor Jay Clayton

Gary Gensler will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to lead the SEC.

Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler will appear for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee today.

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Bots Encouraged Buying of GameStop, Dogecoin in Meme Trading Craze: Report

Posts hyping the craze on social media revealed patterns of keywords and were timed at regular intervals, cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media said.

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Robinhood Average Monthly Crypto Sign-ups Jump to 3M Amid GameStop Saga

The platform says it has experienced a 1,400% increase in the average monthly user sign-ups this year compared to the previous year.

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Jim Cramer Tells GameStop to Buy Bitcoin Amid Latest Stock Surge

Cramer's comments came as GameStop shares spiked 100% in late trading.

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Does Crypto Fix the 'Robinhood' Problem? Not So Fast

The GameStop saga highlighted the "middleman" issues with services like Robinhood. But the data shows crypto exchanges have their own problems.

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Policy

State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism

Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has brought up crypto's use in terrorism on three different occasions since Jan. 6, 2021.

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Crypto Long & Short: Interest in DeFi Is Surging. You Can Thank GameStop.

This week’s congressional hearings, as well as the appearance of new institutional onramps, point to growing investor interest in a new type of capital market.

House Republicans Said to Drop Two Demands On Debt Limit

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