News and reports from the Department of Commerce.

Earlier this month, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) sent a letter to Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, accusing it of attempting to avoid laws and regulations.

U.S. Department of Commerce recently requested the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration start a process to consider designating U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands as a national marine sanctuary.

The Chamber of Digital Commerce hosted its annual D.C. Blockchain Summit March 21 in Washington, D.C., which included the participation of three GOP congressmen.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Commerce are working to develop a framework for the implementation of the march-in provision in the Bayh-Dole Act, which allows the federal government to grant a license for a company to produce a patented drug, if the owner of the patent declines to grant permission.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration approved a $1.3 million grant to Greenville, Texas, to improve the roadway infrastructure needed for the expansion of the region's aerospace sector.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Smithsonian and multiple other federal agencies have combined their efforts to seek suggestions to update a key climate literacy guide.

When it comes to China’s use of economic coercion to influence global affairs, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recommends a two-pronged approach of resilience and relief to counter it. As a corollary, the CSIS suggests avoiding retaliation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is against a potential Federal Reserve launch of a central bank digital currency and he's doing something about it, according to a news release issued by his office earlier this week

"Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem" was a live broadcast hearing on March 9 presented by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion.

This year's Economic Report of the President highlighted the risks of cryptocurrency and dismissed its benefits.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's trip to India earlier this month gave officials from both nations a chance to meet and resulted in signing of an understanding about a semiconductor supply chain partnership, according to news releases

U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking public comment about the nation's airwaves technologies.

U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced antidumping and countervailing duty suspension agreements on white grape juice concentrate from Argentina.

The Southern California Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) recently released a report which details how China engages in trade-based money laundering (TBML) to legitimize the profits of criminal activities by utilizing intermediaries in the U.S. and Mexico. Experts estimate that between $294 billion and $736 billion USD is laundered through the Chinese economy each year.

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative traveled to Indonesia last week for the second round of negotiations in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.