Legislators will consider the GENIUS stablecoin bill, larger crypto market structure Clarity bill, and another focused on blocking CBDCs.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The market structure bill got an overhaul in two House committees at the same time while the Senate's stablecoin bill is steaming toward a finish.
In a monumental move, House committee lawmakers advanced landmark legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies at large on Tuesday.
Lawmakers have included a measure aimed at protecting software developers in the latest version of a digital asset market structure bill.
Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, pressured an additional hearing on the crypto market structure bill.
A group of cryptocurrency advocacy groups urged lawmakers to include legislation to protect software developers in to a larger bill.
Two House of Representatives hearings dug into the details of the current legislation to regulate U.S. crypto markets, but Trump loomed over the discussions.
Prospects of passing a bill to regulate the cryptocurrency industry at large are hitting a recurring roadblock.
Democratic staffers say they felt like the SEC was "trying to hide the ball," when asked technical questions about a large crypto bill.
The legislation is expected to become the second major congressional effort toward establishing U.S. regulations for the crypto industry.
While many attendees at President Donald Trump's memecoin gala remained unknown to the public, a few high-profile guests made appearances.
Rep. Maxine Waters introduced a new bill to address concerns about the president's involvement in digital assets.
Reps. Tom Emmer and Reps. Ritchie Torres argue that non-custodial platforms like miners, validators, and wallets are not money transmitters.
U.S. senators voted Thursday to halt progress on a stablecoin regulation bill amid tensions over President Donald Trump's crypto involvement.
Rep. Ritchie Torre plans to introduce legislation that would block President Donald Trump from "profiteering" on memecoins and stablecoins.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. "should be the premier destination for digital assets" during a hearing on Wednesday.
Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Democrats and Republicans physically splintered on Tuesday, holding their own meetings to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation.
Hougan remains optimistic on crypto prices this year if the U.S. Congress can get stablecoin and market structure bills passed.
Rep. Maxine Waters said she is concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump's increasing crypto ties.
House Republicans unveil discussion draft of crypto legislation bill, and DeFi Development Corp plans to acquire a Solana validator business for $3.5 million.
As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill in the last session, the committee chairs in the House have released a discussion draft of a market structure bill.
Democrats are reportedly planning to walk out of a joint congressional hearing scheduled for Tuesday focused on cryptocurrency legislation.
House Republicans unveiled a discussion draft of a bill to regulate the digital asset industry, expanding on work done over the years.
Key lawmakers are set to release a discussion draft in the coming days that would lay out a momentous regulatory framework for digital assets.
Former Rep. McHenry is predicting "a wicked hot summer of legislation for crypto" as lawmakers quickly try to get bills finalized by August.
Trump family's crypto ventures — including a planned stablecoin launch — could stall crypto regulatory advancements, according to TD Cowen.
Panel Democrats were stymied by witnesses declining to talk about potential conflicts of interest from President Donald Trump's crypto businesses.