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Leading Crypto Senator Sees End of Year as U.S. Legislation Target

Senator Cynthia Lummis said her realistic goal for the crypto bills is the close of 2025, despite President Donald Trump's wish to sign legislation in August.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senators Pitch New Crypto Market Structure Framework as Hearing Approaches

Some of the Republican senators working on digital assets policy shared a set of principles to steer the the digital assets policies they're contemplating.

Senator Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

Markets

Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation

Bitcoin price was little changed and traded just above $104,000 as policymakers expect stickier inflation and slower growth.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Senate Passes GENIUS Act to Regulate Stablecoins, Marking Crypto Industry Win

The legislation to set rules for stablecoin issuers is the first major digital assets bill to ever clear the Senate and now moves on to the U.S. House.

Bill Hagerty, a sponsor of the bill (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Market Structure Bill Moves Out of House Committees, Stablecoin Action Pending

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.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump Media Has $2.3B in Bitcoin Buying Power After Closing Capital Raise

The company said it will use proceeds to add bitcoin to its balance sheet, an increasingly popular move among publicly-traded firms.

Head and shoulders photo of U.S. President Donald Trump standing behind a microphone.

Policy

SEC Files to Dismiss Long-Running Lawsuit Against Binance

The SEC sued Binance in June 2023, but moved to pause the case after Donald Trump retook the Oval Office.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump Media Raising $2.5B for Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

With the move, the operator of Truth Social is joining a growing roster of publicly-traded firms to raise capital for buying crypto assets like bitcoin.

Head and shoulders photo of U.S. President Donald Trump standing behind a microphone.

Markets

Good Vibes Shattered as Trump Revives Trade War, Sending Bitcoin Tumbling Below $109K

The president Friday morning threatened an imminent 50% tariff on all EU imports as well as a 25% levy on imported Apple iPhones.

Donald Trump (Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Markets

Sui's Biggest Liquidity Provider Hacked for $223M, Causing Sui-Based Tokens to Plummet

Cetus is Sui’s biggest liquidity provider and decentralized exchange.

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)