House Democrats new AI working group to crack down on deepfakes
The new 97-member working group will be chaired by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and prioritize curbing the havoc wreaked by AI deepfakes as 2024 elections near.
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US House to vote on digital asset bill giving CFTC greater power
The bill will clip the SEC’s authority over digital assets, with the CFTC taking a more prominent role, including jurisdiction over ‘crypto’ spot markets.
US senator attacks SEC’s digital asset regulatory approach
It’s the first time a U.S. senator has directly called out Gary Gensler’s SEC, urging the securities regulator to define which tokens are securities and how to list them.
US lawmakers want to look at Justice Department’s CBDC assessment
House Republicans noted that only Congress has the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof, despite Biden’s order to DOJ seeking its CBDC assessment.
New US bill seeks to ban UST-like algorithmic stablecoins for 2 years
The bill has undergone several amendments, and the latest would protect Americans from a Terra-like collapse by banning "endogenously collateralized" tokens.
Is the US Congress pro proof-of-work?
The United States Committee on Energy and Commerce recently sent letters to four digital currency miners aiming to look for more information on PoW mining and its impact on the environment.
SEC leadership questioned by US Congress over ‘inconsistent’ digital asset enforcement
Gubir Grewal, director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appeared before a House Subcommittee where he faced questions over the SEC’s lack of enforcement against digital currency sector’s biggest crooks.
The anti-crypto letter to US Congress
The letter comes at a time when the sentiment around the digital asset is low, and lobbying efforts against proof-of-work (PoW) digital currency mining are at an all-time high.
Bitcoin Association represented Bitcoin SV at WeAreDevelopers World Congress with more than 8000 attendees
Bitcoin Association for BSV represented Bitcoin SV at WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin with more than 8000 attendees. The association sparked great interest in Bitcoin SV on an excit-ing market and during an important stage for the BSV ecosystem.
BSV Blockchain Association sponsors WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin
The BSV Blockchain Association is proud to be a sponsor of the WeAreDevelopers World Congress. The congress will take place on June 14 and 15 and is the largest event for developers in the world. It will feature two talks about the BSV Blockchain.
New US bill aims to make small profits with digital assets tax-exempt
A bipartisan group in the U.S. Congress has proposed the "Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act," which aims to make smaller profits on personal transactions exempt from capital gains tax.
US House Energy and Commerce Oversight Committee tackles ‘The Energy Impacts of Blockchains’
Legislators concerned about the amount of energy that some blockchain networks consume recently held invited six witnesses for insights on this issue.