News and updates on all of the latest Congressional hearings, legislation, rumors, and more!
21 Jul 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Cje95
Today is the Meritocracy: America Innovation Forum and I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in it. This forum is going to last all day and has several members of Congress from both parties speaking along with leaders in both the Biden Admi...
8 Jul 2022 3 minute read 4 comments Cje95
Sometimes I read a headline and immediately go and check my email to make sure I did not miss an important announcement and yesterday was one of those days. During my lunch break, I was scrolling a few different crypto article websites when one stuck...
8 Jun 2022 4 minute read 1 comment Cje95
The latest and most in-depth bill introduced to regulate crypto assets and blockchain technology has been announced. As it currently stands at the time of writing this (11:50 AM June, 8th) the proposed bill has not been introduced on the floor and ha...
26 May 2022 3 minute read 7 comments Cje95
Crypto continues to make its presence both known and felt in the halls of Congress. Yesterday an event was held courtesy of the Wilson Center to celebrate the day that Bitcoin and crypto enthusiasts everywhere celebrate, Pizza Day. Besides the netwo...
18 May 2022 4 minute read 2 comments Cje95
I have to admit I love reading all the stories and posts about Crypto vs Traditional Finance and their influence on Capitol Hill. Since I work on Capitol Hill and I interact with some of the very people that some of these rumors involve I have to say...
12 May 2022 5 minute read 7 comments Cje95
It has been a years-long battle, crypto vs regulators, David vs Goliath, but now with the market in a crypto blizzard, the decisive battle might have come and gone without much action from either side. For a long time, Bitcoin was promoted as a hedge...
7 May 2022 4 minute read 3 comments Cje95
When Fidelity first announced the upcoming launch of its Digital Assets Account that would enable companies to opt into adding Bitcoin to their customers' retirement savings accounts the reaction as expected was swift and heavily divided. Many in the...
6 Apr 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Cje95
I do not think I am the only one who has to find Congress and well regulator's ideas and attempts to regulate crypto a little fascinating. Some are either the craziest stupidest things I have ever heard of like banning crypto to decent ideas like put...
29 Mar 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Cje95
While almost all of the legislation regarding cryptocurrency has dealt with regulation today a group of Democratic lawmakers announced the introduction of a new bill called "Electronic Currency And Secure Hardware Act" (ECASH Act) that actually seems...
26 Mar 2022 5 minute read 4 comments Cje95
Yesterday I wrote about how El Salvador had moved its Bitcoin Bond issuance from mid-March to September. What I had not realized was that the Foreign Relations Committee was holding a Markup. This resulted in this bill being passed through the commit...
