U.S. Lawmakers Call on Crypto Companies to Provide Information on Diversity and Inclusion

A group of five U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers has requested data on the diversity and inclusion practices of 20 large companies dealing with cryptocurrencies and Web3.

In a Thursday notice, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (NYSE: WAT), along with Reps. Joyce Beatty, Al Green, Bill Foster and Stephen Lynch, wrote a letter asking U.S.-based crypto companies to provide information on "how and whether the industry is working toward a more equitable environment for all." Lawmakers sent letters to 20 companies, including Aave, Binance.US, Coinbase (NASDAQ: Coinbase-global id =62eea447beb74 class=aqlink js-hover-me hoverme= aql data-pairid=1172292>COIN), Crypto.com, FTX, Kraken, Paxos, Ripple and Tether, as well as venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Haun Ventures and Sequoia Capital.