Tagged: thom tillis

April 14, 2026 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation, is expected to move forward in the US Senate this month with a floor vote arriving in May. According to multiple reports, a deal is in the works on stablecoin yield, the biggest hurdle to the legislation’s approval…. Read More

April 14, 2026 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a Republican lawmaker, has recently signaled plans to release a proposed framework in the coming weeks. The goal is to settle a long-running conflict over stablecoin returns that continues to divide conventional banks from digital asset specialists. The… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The independence of the US Federal Reserve is sacrosanct. Removing it from the vicissitudes of elected officials, many of whom do not have a clue about economics and finance, has been foundational to the stability of the US economy. The revelation that the US Department… Read More

December 27, 2023 @ 9:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) this week announced its support for The Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators’ (FAIR) Exams Act. The organization said bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and co-sponsored by U.S. Sens Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Thom… Read More

January 11, 2023 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

A filing submitted yesterday to the bankruptcy court handling FTX has questioned the involvement of Sullivan & Cromwell as the bankruptcy counsel. The document claims that: “Sullivan & Cromwell is not only an inappropriate candidate for appointment as the FTX Group’s bankruptcy counsel—it is a… Read More

May 16, 2022 @ 7:30 am By David R. Burton  |  

Passed with large bipartisan majorities and signed into law by President Obama, the 2012 JOBS Act was a bipartisan achievement of consequence. The JOBS Act substantially improved the laws governing entrepreneurial capital formation and has had a measurable positive impact on entrepreneurial capital formation. But… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Saule Omarova testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee today and the challenging questions did not just come from Republican members as several Democrats queried the aspiring bank regulator with difficult queries as well. Omarova, a Cornell Law professor born in the former… Read More