Crypto companies, on defense in Washington, scramble to assemble a lobbying machine

Image credit: Ivan Radic via Flickr. Article by Tory Newmyer. The Washington Post – November 16, 2021.

The booming sector has recruited former top regulators and congressional insiders but is struggling to coordinate its approach

A handful of the nation’s most powerful financial technology companies made a splashy announcement in April aimed at grabbing the attention of federal policymakers starting to consider a crackdown on cryptocurrency. The firms — including Fidelity, Square and Coinbase — said they were launching a new trade association called […]

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