The next year will be pivotal for cryptocurrency legislation, with the big question being whether an all-encompassing bill can get passed.
Legislators will consider the GENIUS stablecoin bill, larger crypto market structure Clarity bill, and another focused on blocking CBDCs.
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.
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.
Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."
Democrats and Republicans physically splintered on Tuesday, holding their own meetings to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation.
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.
Work is already underway to regulate stablecoins, with Sen. Bill Hagerty introducing a bill on Tuesday to create a regulatory framework.
Coinbase has strengthened its Global Advisory Council with four political and financial heavyweights, signaling a deeper push into policymaking.
The CFTC Chair was testifying on the regulator's 2025 budget request.