Cynthia Lummis

Trump promotes star-spangled BTC, pitches USA as planet’s ‘crypto capital’
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29 July, 2024

Trump promotes star-spangled BTC, pitches USA as planet’s ‘crypto capital’

In his recent speech, Donald Trump vowed to "keep each and every [BTC] job" in the U.S. and ensure that...
Florida’s Matt Gaetz introduces bill to allow payment of income tax by Bitcoin
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28 June, 2024

Florida’s Matt Gaetz introduces bill to allow payment of income tax by Bitcoin

The bill seeks to allow the payment of certain federal income taxes with Bitcoin and require the U.S. Secretary of...
New US stablecoin bill doesn’t mention Tether, but it didn’t have to
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19 April, 2024

New US stablecoin bill doesn’t mention Tether, but it didn’t have to

The Gillibrand-Lummis bill intends to distinguish Tether and Circle as lawmakers look to allow state non-depository trust companies to issue...
Jerome Powell denies having CBDC lab, study says ‘crypto’ won’t become money
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22 March, 2024

Jerome Powell denies having CBDC lab, study says ‘crypto’ won’t become money

U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell insists he's not plotting to unleash a CBDC, while a new study says concerns about...
SEC’s Gary Gensler  gets praise and criticism at Senate Banking Committee hearing
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13 September, 2023

SEC’s Gary Gensler gets praise and criticism at Senate Banking Committee hearing

A recent hearing at the Senate Banking Committee saw Gary Gensler grilled on the SEC's track record, highlighting contrasting attitudes...
SEC’s accounting policy puts digital asset investors at greater risk, US lawmakers say
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6 March, 2023

SEC’s accounting policy puts digital asset investors at greater risk, US lawmakers say

Two Republican legislators wrote to the Fed, OCC, and FDIC, criticizing SAB 121 which was released a year ago; they...
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