PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, May 14th, 2024 – TRON DAO today announced that Google Cloud has joined its roster of Super Representative candidates on the TRON blockchain. Super Representatives are responsible for producing blocks and packing transactions to help ensure blockchain governance on the TRON network. This initiative builds on TRON’s collaboration with Google Cloud […]
US Representative French Hill Optimistic on Progress of Crypto Legislation
During a panel discussion at the recent Foundation for Defense of Democracies event, Arkansas Republican French Hill shared a positive update on the trajectory of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act and the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act. US Representative French Hill Foresees Bright Future for Crypto Bills at FDD Event […]
US Representative Introduces Legislation to Mandate Reporting of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions to the CFTC
Virginia’s Democratic representative Don Beyer has ushered in a fresh bill mandating the documentation of off-chain transactions and over-the-counter (OTC) crypto engagements by cryptocurrency exchanges, to be catalogued in a repository under the purview of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. New Legislation Targets Off-Chain Transfers in Crypto Industry Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), has unveiled […]
US Representative Patrick McHenry: Stablecoins ‘Hold Promise as a Pillar of Our 21st-Century Payments System’
Representative Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, weighed in positively on the launch of PYUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Paypal, a U.S.-based payments company. McHenry stated that if properly regulated, stablecoins “hold promise as a pillar of our 21st-century payments system,” calling on Congress to put clear rules on the sector […]
US Representative Ritchie Torres Calls for Investigation of SEC Over Prometheum’s License
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