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OCC Head Says he only Feels ‘Political Pressure’ from Democrats over Crypto Trust Charter

Jonathan Gould, the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) nominated by Donald Trump, implied that the US president had not ordered him to approve or give...

OCC chief says Democrats applying sole political pressure in World Liberty charter choice

The crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial Inc., was again a focus of political scrutiny in a congressional hearing in...

US Democrats Push for FTC Investigation Into Prediction Markets

Nine Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch a probe into how prediction markets...

Democrats Sanders And Warren Push Labor Department To Abandon Bitcoin 401(k) Rule

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are calling on the Trump administration’s Labor Department to scrap a rule that would open America’s...

Senate Schedules CLARITY Act Markup As Banking Lobby, Democrats Mount Resistance

The Senate Banking Committee has set May 14 as the date for its long-delayed markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act,...

Galaxy Digital says 7 Democrats Key to Support CLARITY Act Markup

Crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital said seven Democratic lawmakers on the US Senate Banking Committee could be key to advancing the Digital Asset Market...

Democrats urge warnings to federal officials against insider bets on prediction markets

More than 40 Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives sent a letter to a federal regulator and to ethics officials to...

Democrats Promise to Oversee Reported DOJ Probe Into Binance

A group of Democratic senators say they will oversee a reported Justice Department investigation into possible Iran-related sanctions violations on the crypto exchange Binance.Senators...

Senate Democrats push ban on prediction market bets tied to war and death

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has introduced proposed legislation that would ban prediction market contracts tied to terrorism, war, assassination, and death, directly challenging market...

U.S. Senate Democrats asked Treasury, DOJ to probe Binance’s illicit finance controls

Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue to pile onto Binance, asking the Treasury and Justice departments to investigate its sanctions compliance and protections against...

Senate Democrats Say They Want a Crypto Bill—But Republicans Tanked Negotiations

In brief Senate Agriculture Democrats say they want to pass a crypto market structure bill, but that Republicans are derailing the process. Republicans advanced a GOP-only...

Polymarket Odds of US Government Shutdown Rise as Democrats Oppose Funding DHS

The odds of another government shutdown spiked on Polymarket after recent unrest in Minnesota prompted Democrats to oppose a funding bill that would bundle...