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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)

Policy

Arizona Moves Closer to Creating Bitcoin Reserve as Bill Passes Final Senate Vote

HB2324, which still needs House approval, would update Arizona's laws on forfeiture, allowing the state to hold abandoned digital assets as unclaimed property.

Monument Valley, Arizona (Manfred Guttenberger/Pixabay)

Policy

Vietnam Passes Landmark Law Recognizing Crypto Assets

The law outlines a framework for managing digital assets and fostering blockchain innovation and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

View of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, from high up. ( Unsplash / Jane Dang)

Policy

South Korea's Ruling Party Wants to Allow Companies to Issue Stablecoins: Bloomberg

Under a proposed law, companies would be able issue their own tokens provided they meet equity capital requirements and can guarantee refunds through reserves.

South Korea's National Assembly

Policy

U.S. Senate Moves Toward Action on Stablecoin Bill

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has started the process toward a vote on the legislation to establish rules for stablecoin issuers.

CoinDesk

Policy

Utah Senate Passes Bitcoin Bill, Removes BTC Reserve Clause

The bill provides residents with basic custody protections and establishes the right to mine BTC, operate notes and participate in staking

16:9 Salt Lake City, Utah (rmartins759/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule

In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.

CoinDesk

Policy

North Carolina Joins Growing Number of States Pursuing Crypto Investments

Nineteen U.S. states are weighing bills to put public money into digital assets, some of them similar to the federal pursuit of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

North Carolina welcome sign

Policy

Next U.S. Senate Banking Chair Calls Crypto 'Next Wonder' of World

Senator Tim Scott said the Senate will tackle crypto bills, and the incoming chair of the House Financial Services Committee said he hopes to pass them in 2025.

Senator Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

News Analysis

Did Crypto Cash Break the U.S. Elections?

Years ago, a Supreme Court decision opened the door for more corporate money in politics, and a trio of crypto companies has blasted that door off its hinges.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections