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TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
April 22, 2022  |  Regulation

After months of reading how lawmakers around the world are proposing new crypto regulations, crypto firms have decided to organize themselves to have a say...

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EU Parliament Votes Against Crypto Mining Ban
EU Parliament Votes Against Crypto Mining Ban
March 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted against a proposed rule that would have effectively banned bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies throughout...

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EU Crypto Regulation Still Faces Long Legislative Road Despite Vote 
EU Crypto Regulation Still Faces Long Legislative Road Despite Vote 
March 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will vote around noon ET (5 p.m. CET) Monday (March 14) on the draft of the Markets...

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EU Data Strategy May Facilitate Open Finance in Europe
EU Data Strategy May Facilitate Open Finance in Europe
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Since 2016, the European Commission has been designing a data strategy that aims to facilitate companies’ access to vast amounts of data they couldn’t access...

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Illinois Bill Seeks to Limit App Stores’ Control Over Payments
Illinois Bill Seeks to Limit App Stores’ Control Over Payments
March 11, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The groundswell against the app stores and their commissions comes to the states. Apple and Google have been in regulators’ crosshairs at the federal level,...

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DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday (March 10) that its Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost a conference on...

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SEC Joins FTC in Voicing Concerns Over AI as Risk of Regulation Looms
SEC Joins FTC in Voicing Concerns Over AI as Risk of Regulation Looms
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler delivered his remarks on Thursday March 10 before the Investor Advisory Committee that was devoted to the use...

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Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying the “rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership in the global financial system and at the technological frontier,” President Joe...

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Workable Exemptions Would Foster SEC, Crypto Collaboration, Says Commissioner Hester Peirce
Workable Exemptions Would Foster SEC, Crypto Collaboration, Says Commissioner Hester Peirce
March 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Crypto companies have been arguing for years that they need more guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission to understand whether their products are securities...

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