How 1 top Democrat lost faith in crypto
Rep. Don Beyer’s shift is another indicator of how the tide in Washington is turning against the digital asset industry.
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Rep. Don Beyer’s shift is another indicator of how the tide in Washington is turning against the digital asset industry.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that Dan Berkovitz will step down as general counsel next month to be replaced by the agency's deputy general counsel, who once overlapped with him at law firm WilmerHale.
A regulatory official who had previously dined with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his lobbyists has stepped down from his role at the Securities and Exchanges Commission.
EXCLUSIVE — Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former FTX CEO facing prison time, wined and dined a top government regulator official at a swanky Washington, D.C., restaurant with his FTX colleagues while lobbying for friendly industry regulations, emails show.
EXCLUSIVE — Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former FTX CEO charged with fraud and money laundering, told a then-top official for a key financial regulator that FTX was destined to be the "umpires of the crypto industry," emails show.