In a recent development, pro-crypto Senator cynthia lummis 
cynthia lummis
Cynthia Lummis is a senator from Wyoming, United States. She has a net worth ranging from $20 million and $75 million. On her son-in-law's advice, she purchased Bitcoin and became the first U.S senator to possess cryptocurrency. She possesses no less than $230,000 worth of Bitcoin. She adopted office on January 3, 2021, the term terminates on January 3, 2027. She has always been focused on advocating for Wyoming's future. She struggled her entire career fighting for Wyoming families, communities, businesses, and values. Beginning at the halls of the Wyoming House to the Halls of the U.S. House.
Lummis was born on September 10, 1954, and graduated from the University of Wyoming, earning a bachelor's degree in animal science, and biology. She also achieved a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Her career experience comprises working as general counsel to previous Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer, Wyoming House of Representatives, as a treasure of Wyoming, and in the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large congressional district.
In 1990, she also worked as the chair of Mary Mead's gubernatorial campaign and Ray Hunkins's gubernatorial campaign, in 2006, also served on Bob Dole's presidential steering committee in Wyoming. Through her firmly beneficial crypto position, she developed the reception and fair guidelines of computerized resources in the United States. She voluntarily organized a great foundation for herself as a significant Bitcoin financial backer. She is professed to continue encouraging the developing cryptocurrencies industry in the United States and all over the world in 2022. Her urge for transparency on cryptographic forms of money and stable coins in U.S. regulation will maintain on becoming tremendous. She had been always looking for a store of value, and she believes bitcoin specifically is a great store of value and knew that scarcity will protect its value going into the future, unlike the U.S. dollar that they are printing more of every single day.
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became the chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, as confirmed by herself on X (Formerly Twitter). Lummis is known for being a strong advocate for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, often referred to as a “crypto-friendly” legislator.
She also added, “Digital assets are the future, and if the United States wants to remain a global leader in financial innovation, Congress needs to urgently pass bipartisan legislation establishing a comprehensive legal framework for digital assets and that strengthens the U.S. dollar with a strategic bitcoin reserve.”
While seeing her post on X (previously Twitter), Binance Ex-CEO changpeng zhao
changpeng zhao
Changpeng Zhao, populalrly known as CZ, is a Chinese-Canadian businessman. He founded Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world based on trading volume. CZ came across Bitcoin (BTC) in 2013 from a friend.
Full Name
Changpeng Zhao
Birth
1977 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
Nationality
Chinese-Canadian, UAE
Education
BSc. from McGill University
Marital Status
Married to Yang Weiqing
Famous For
Binance, Advocate for decentralized finance, blockchain tech.
Net Worth
$59.4B (refer for realtime)
Before starting Binance in 2017, he was the Head of Development at Blockchain.info and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OKCoin. Under CZ, Binance launched an ICO (Initial Coin Offering) that raised $15 million and rapidly became the largest exchange within months.
To improve trading options, the firm introduced Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Binance Labs, Binance Academy, Binance Launchpad, and other blockchain-based solutions. CZ has influenced the global adoption of crypto by offering regulatory compliance, DeFi solutions, and infrastructure for digital assets.
CZ’s Career Timeline
Tokyo Stock Exchange (2001–2003) – Developed trading systems for financial institutions.
Bloomberg Tradebook (2003–2005) – Worked as a software developer for high-frequency trading systems.
Fusion Systems (2005–2013) – Co-founded this financial technology firm specializing in ultra-low-latency trading solutions.
Blockchain.info (2013–2014) – Served as Head of Development, working with early Bitcoin adopters like Roger Ver and Ben Reeves.
OKCoin (2014–2015) – Worked as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at one of the largest fiat-to-crypto exchanges at the time.
Binance (2017–2023) – Founded Binance and led it to become the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange before stepping down as CEO in 2023.
Awards and Recognizations
List of achievements
Year
Bloomberg 50 – Most Influential People in Finance
2021
Forbes Crypto Rich List – Billionaire Status
2022
Top 10 Most Influential People in Crypto (CoinDesk)
2022
Binance – World’s Largest Crypto Exchange by Volume
2018-23
There were regulatory issues in some countries about crypto. However, CZ continued to support decentralization, financial freedom, and innovation in the cryptocurrency industry. After reaching an agreement with U.S. regulators over compliance violations, in 2023, he resigned as CEO of Binance.
Useful Links
X (formerly Twiter)
https://twitter.com/cz_binance?
Instagram
CZ_Binance (@changpengzhao)
LinkedIn
Changpeng Zhao - Binance | LinkedIn
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made a comment that “US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, pretty much confirmed. “ He further added that crypto moving at crypto speed again.
The subcommittee is likely to focus on issues related to digital assets like cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
