Blockchain Association director of government relations recaps speaker candidates’ records on cryptocurrency
Since Oct. 3, when lawmakers removed then-Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, no legislation has made significant progress through the United States Congress. In an Oct. 23 post, The Blockchain Association’s director of government relations, Ron Hammond, provided an update on the tangential elements on crypto-related issues. Lack of stablecoin regulation As part of the thread, Hammond shares that the race for the Speaker position has attracted numerous candidates who are notably pro-crypto. 1) This week in Congress and crypto : Another week of House Speaker drama and intense focus on Israel/Hamas. For crypto there is a lot of tangental elements on both issues. Many of the speaker candidates have a strong record on crypto so let's quickly meet them and fights to come. — Ron Hammond (@RonwHammond) October 23, 2023 Hammond calls out Tom Emmer as being a leader of the pack, showing that in recent weeks, he made an ascent to the speaker...