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INDUSTRY HOSTS CRYPTO BALL, January 17, 8PM, DC 

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is putting forward Senator Cynthia Lummis as chair of a new digital assets subcommittee

CFTC chair Rostin Behnam to step down when Trump takes office. [Read statement]

Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr will resign from his position in February, while staying on as a Fed governor. [Read letter]

"It will take votes from both sides of the aisle in order for bills to pass out of committee, or out of the House or Senate,” Mesidor noted. “Democrats working in crypto who have strong relationships in the party will be crucial, particularly during deliberations around market structure and considerations for microenterprises and [small and midsized enterprises]."  [READ]

"Once incoming Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins is confirmed and the vacant commissioner seats are filled, I predict the SEC will provide strong signals that its approach to crypto will be different from the outgoing Administration. The agency could do this in a number of ways, such as hosting roundtables to facilitate discussion between the agency and the industry; issuing a concept release seeking industry feedback on how the SEC could regulate the aspects of the crypto market where it likely has jurisdiction (e.g., token offerings); announcing the intention of the Commission to finalize Commissioner Hester Peirce’s safe harbor, or revising or rescinding guidance that negatively impacted the adoption of crypto (e.g., SAB 121)." - Tiffany J. Smith, Esq.

New York's attorney general says text messaging scammers stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from people seeking remote work opportunities as part of an elaborate scheme.

Rise in bitcoin ATM scams prompts Delaware attorney general warning. 

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