Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Ed Pilkington

Warren pushes bipartisan bill to regulate crypto firms after FTX collapse

Senator Elizabeth Warren: ‘I’ve been ringing the alarm bell in the Senate on the dangers of these digital asset loopholes.’
Senator Elizabeth Warren: ‘I’ve been ringing the alarm bell in the Senate on the dangers of these digital asset loopholes.’ Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Elizabeth Warren is pressing Congress to adopt new bipartisan legislation which would force crypto firms to abide by the same regulations as banks and corporations in an attempt to crack down on money laundering through digital assets.

The Democratic US senator from Massachusetts is pushing for the new controls on the crypto industry in the wake of the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On Tuesday its founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with eight criminal counts including conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.