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Why Doesn't the U.S. Have a Bitcoin Reserve, Yet?

The latest comments from government officials at the center of that effort suggest U.S. bitcoin advocates may still have a wait ahead of them.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets of the White House

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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)

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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

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Trump's Crypto Ties Still Toxic With Some Dems, Including One Seen as Industry Ally

As the Senate shifts from stablecoins to market structure, Trump's digital assets businesses remain in the spotlight, drawing a new bill from Senator Schiff.

Senator Adam Schiff

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Trumps May Have Sold Platform Stake as U.S. Stablecoins See Wave of Good News

Based on close readings of World Liberty Financial's website disclosures, the family of President Donald Trump may have dropped out of its majority holding.

World Liberty Financial leadership team. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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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)

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Can Tether's Dominance Survive the U.S. Stablecoin Bill?

Some uncertainties remain around the GENIUS Act that could establish U.S. stablecoin rules, and theories abound about how Tether may respond.

U.S. Capitol and Tether (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Senate Begins Passage of Stablecoin Bill as House Marks Market-Structure Wins

The U.S. Congress is in the thick of its crypto efforts this week, with the Senate starting on final votes to approve its first-ever crypto bill.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Connecticut's Ban Throws Water on 2025 Trend of States Setting Up Crypto Investments

The Connecticut legislature has barred that state's government from setting up the kind of digital assets reserves seen forming elsewhere in the U.S.

Connecticut General Assembly (Najlah Feanny/Getty Images)

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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)