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By Securities Docket on July 10, 2023, 8:12 am
Lobbyists are focused on a discussion draft bill by the Republican chairs of the House Financial Services and Agriculture committees, Patrick McHenry and Glenn Thompson respectively, which would define when a cryptocurrency is a security or a commodity. It would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of the crypto industry, while clarifying the […]
Posted in Industry, SEC, Top | Tagged Cryptocurrency, Lobbying
By Securities Docket on September 13, 2022, 8:36 am
The Blockchain Association is adding its own political action committee to the crypto industry’s growing array of campaign-finance efforts seeking to steer the U.S. government’s debate over digital assets. The BA PAC will contribute to the campaigns of “pro-crypto candidates” from both parties, according to Kristin Smith, the Washington-based association’s executive director. The timing – […]
Posted in Industry, Top | Tagged Blockchain, Lobbying
By Securities Docket on April 6, 2021, 9:24 am
Fidelity Investments, Square Inc. and several other financial firms are forming a new trade group that aims to shape the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated. The Crypto Council for Innovation will lobby policy makers, take up research projects and serve as the burgeoning industry’s voice in championing the economic benefits of digital currencies […]
Posted in Industry, Top | Tagged Cryptocurrency, Lobbying
By Securities Docket on November 28, 2011, 11:11 am
In 2011, U.S. Chamber of Commerce has paid outside lobbyists more than $700,000 to press for changes to “FCPA and other laws.”
Posted in Criminal, Industry, Top | Tagged Anti-corruption, Lobbying
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