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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits
The senator and her Democratic colleague Ron Wyden asked the U.S. auditing watchdog to rein in bogus audits in the digital assets sector.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money
The recent collapse of three high-profile banks - Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank - has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion, the echoes of crises in 2008 and 2013 are loud.
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CGI concept of decentralized finance piggy bank for bitcoin (Getty Images)
Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic
Call it Choke Point 2.0, debanking or whatever, the crypto industry’s problems with the banking industry show why the banking industry needs reform.
CGI concept of decentralized finance piggy bank for bitcoin (Getty Images)

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance a 'Hotbed of Illegal Financial Activity,' U.S. Senators Claim
Three lawmakers are pressing the crypto exchange on allegations it sought to limit compliance.
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
4 Reasons Why US Lawmakers Shouldn’t Back Sen. Warren’s Latest Crypto Bill
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is unworkable and assuredly unconstitutional.
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

CDCROP: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Democratic Lawmakers Look to Compel Crypto Miners to Disclose Energy and Emissions Data
In a letter to the EPA and Department of Energy, the Senate and House members seemed impatient for more data from miners.
CDCROP: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Crypto Update | How Policy Shaped Crypto’s Banking Prospects
With bitcoin and ether beginning the business day in the red, plus a look at establishing a healthy relationship between crypto and banks, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
US Senators Press Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX: Bloomberg
The lawmakers said in a letter that Silvergate’s previous responses to queries were “evasive and incomplete.”
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Bank CEOs Testify Before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Elizabeth Warren Praises SEC Chief Gensler, Slams Crypto Lobby
The Massachusetts senator pointed to the regulator's enforcement actions against crypto firms and promoters.
Bank CEOs Testify Before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

CDCROP: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.
CDCROP: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)