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Dem Senators to Synapse: Let Customers Access Deposits
Dem Senators to Synapse: Let Customers Access Deposits
July 02, 2024  |  Politics

Four Democratic U.S. Senators have a message for bankrupt FinTech Synapse: Let your customers get access to their deposits. The four senators — Senate Banking...

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U.S. Sen. Graham Mulls Licensing Social Media Platforms
U.S. Sen. Graham Mulls Licensing Social Media Platforms
September 13, 2022  |  Regulation

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been oft-critical of social media companies, said he wants to regulate and maybe license the companies, including big...

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Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
Senators Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, and Sanders Ask OCC to Rescind and Replace Cryptocurrency Guidance
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Several U.S. senators have sent a letter asking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to cut back previous cryptocurrency guidance in favor...

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Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
April 13, 2020  |  Apple

In response to some senators’ requests for information, Apple said in a letter that its new COVID-19 website and app would abstain from using any...

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New Law Would Regulate Libra As A Security
New Law Would Regulate Libra As A Security
November 21, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report...

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Lawmakers Want Amazon To Explain Ring’s Data Privacy Practices
Lawmakers Want Amazon To Explain Ring’s Data Privacy Practices
November 20, 2019  |  Amazon

Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according...

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Coinbase CEO Calls Senators’ Libra Opposition ‘Un-American’
Coinbase CEO Calls Senators’ Libra Opposition ‘Un-American’
October 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The CEO of San Francisco-based Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, had some strong words for U.S. senators he accused of intimidating other companies to drop out of...

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Mastercard, Visa, Stripe Warned By Senators To Beware Of Libra
Mastercard, Visa, Stripe Warned By Senators To Beware Of Libra
October 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Democratic senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Brian Schatz of Hawaii wrote letters to Visa, Mastercard and Stripe asking that the firms rethink their membership...

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Zuckerberg Visits DC To Talk Tech Laws With Senators  
Zuckerberg Visits DC To Talk Tech Laws With Senators  
September 19, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had dinner with several senators in Washington D.C. during a rare visit to Capitol Hill that comes on the heels of...

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