Jesse Hamilton

WASHINGON, D.C. — Congressional Democrats threatened lawsuits, introduced legislation and planned protests in the lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s memecoin dinner. Trump, whose affiliated businesses issued the $TRUMP memecoin just days before he was inaugurated for his second term, […]

As President Donald Trump’s biggest memcoin buyers such as Tron founder Justin Sun bask in his attention over dinner on Thursday, Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups have arrayed a series of protests and complaint sessions to decry the president’s crypto

A key crypto bill has opened a rift among Senate Democrats as another big test approaches for the viability of legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers. Most expect the bill to clear a significant procedural vote on Monday night, but Democrats

World Liberty Financial, the crypto business tied to President Donald Trump and his family, is pushing back against scrutiny from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, the leading Democrat on a panel responsible for investigating corruption and mismanagement. “WLFI is not operating

Despite recent setbacks, U.S. legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers may be heading toward debate and passage next week, according to the backers of the bill known as the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins” (GENIUS) Act. “Next week,

Caroline Pham, the acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, has openly discussed an intention to leave the commission once she’s permanently replaced, people familiar with her plans have said, leaving significant questions about the future track

Tech titan Meta (META) has reportedly been looking into the possibility of a return to the stablecoin market after having spurred a U.S. regulatory backlash from its efforts in years past, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren told CoinDesk that the

The crypto industry’s Fairshake political action committee is flooding Republican candidates with last-minute money in special congressional elections in Florida. Two U.S. House of Representatives seats had been opened by resignations when their occupants were tapped for posts in President

Paul Atkins, the nominee to take over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is set for a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing next week, putting President Donald Trump’s pick for the SEC chairmanship on track to start working as soon as

U.S. national banks have been told by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that they’ll no longer have to answer how controversial customers might damage their reputations — a point that had been criticized by crypto companies and