The decision -makers of various bands spoke during the Salt conference of Wyoming this week at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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The story
Congress is still on vacation, but political decision -makers went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to speak to the cryptography industry – praising it largely or saying how they expect the legislation. Here are some clips of what they said, gracked Helene Braun and others from Coindesk.
Why it matters
The industry has experienced a lot of progress on cryptographic political priorities this year. Legislators’ comments suggest what the last four months of 2025 might look like and what we can expect from federal regulators.
Decompose it
“I believe that we will have between 12 and 18 democrats at least open to the vote for the structure of the market.” – Tim Scott, president of the Senate banking committee, Tim Scott
“We have it on the president of the president before Thanksgiving.” – Senator Cynthia Lummis on market structure legislation
“Simply imagine seeing public equity all the transactions that enter and get out of this company and the amount of information that gives you.” – Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton,
“We need a clear strategic regulatory framework that will facilitate the adoption of new technologies, recognizing that in some cases, it may be inappropriate and inappropriate to apply existing regulatory orientations to tackle emerging technology.” – Vice-president of the Federal Reserve for Supervision Michelle Bowman
“There is nothing to fear when they reflect on intelligent contracts, tokenization or the registers distributed.” – The governor of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Chris Waller
“It is not a secret for anyone that my side of the alley would prefer not to see a seated president – I will not name – participating in this market while a president in office unless these assets are in a sealed trust.” – Representative Angie Craig, classification member of the Chamber Agriculture Committee
- The congress remains on break and no regulatory agency holds an event this week.
- (CNBC) Goldman Sachs expects American consumers to pay for the prices that US President Donald Trump has imposed most countries by negotiating with the United States a few days after this previous article, Sony announced that it would increase the price of PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States
- (Electronic border foundation) Wyoming and southern Dakota have promulgated strict laws demanding that websites check the age of users if they host “any sexual content”, including “a wide range of non -pornographic content, including classic literature and art”.
- (The Wall Street Journal) Despite Elon Musk’s public statements on the foundation of a new political party, he returned back and plans to support Vice-President JD Vance and other Republicans, the newspaper reported.
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