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Congress' Budget Bill Advances From Senate Without Crypto Tax Provision

Hopes rose then quickly fell on a potential effort to slip a crypto tax provision into the legislation meant to activate Trump's core policy agenda.

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Senator Seeks to Waive U.S. Taxes on Small-Scale Crypto Activity in Big Budget Bill

The effort from Senator Cynthia Lummis is one of several crypto tax provisions in an amendment aimed at reducing tax burdens in core areas of the industry.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Key U.S. Senator Tells White House Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Be Done by Sept. 30

The Senate and House are sending mixed messages on the most important crypto legislation awaited by the industry, with a new Senate deadline set.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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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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Cynthia Lummis Proposes Artificial Intelligence Bill, Requiring AI Firms to Disclose Technicals

Sen. Cynthia Lummis' RISE Act sets new transparency standards for AI liability protection, mandating disclosures without forcing companies to open-source their models.

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U.S. Senate's Stablecoin Push Still Alive as Bill May Return to Floor: Sources

The legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers hit a big bump a week ago, but negotiations continued and the latest version may move again.

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Stablecoins Take Center Stage at Senate's First Digital Assets Subcommittee Hearing

Legislators convened a panel to discuss what stablecoin and market structure bills need to address.

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U.S. Marshals Service Can't Say How Much Crypto It Holds, Complicating Bitcoin Reserve Plan

The agency has been plagued with procedural and organizational issues for years.

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As One State Gets Closer on a Crypto Reserve, Others Jump Into the Fray

Utah cleared its digital assets bill through the state house, and Kentucky and Maryland introduced their own efforts, making it 18 states working on such bills.

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