Cosponsored a bill on Sep 19th, 2023
Bill Name
Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023
Details
A bill to require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue guidance on digital assets, and for other purposes.
Does Sheldon Whitehouse Support Crypto?
Based on previous comments, Sheldon Whitehouse has indicated they are very anti-cryptocurrency. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Sheldon Whitehouse has made about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and cryptocurrency innovation.
Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
Putin’s cronies thrive on the dirty money that runs amok in our financial system. This time, they tried to smuggle US military tech and sanctioned oil using shell companies and crypto. Kudos to KleptoCapture for cracking down.
cnn.com/2022/10/19/pol…
2022-10-20T16:01:28.000Z · via Twitter
Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
RT @SenWarren: Bitcoin mining's energy use has more than tripled since 2019, consuming as much energy as entire countries. It's even drivin…
2022-01-31T16:31:57.000Z · via Twitter
Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
We have to think hard about how new technology affects our climate. Cryptocurrency mining demands a huge amount of energy, so I’ve joined @SenWarren to ask the biggest crypto companies about their energy use. Those emissions have big consequences.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
2022-01-30T21:36:53.000Z · via Twitter
Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
RT @SenWarren: Weak rules and loopholes allow criminals to launder money through shady real estate deals, digital assets, private equity an…
2021-12-07T22:55:30.000Z · via Twitter