Market Structure Legislation

Market Structure Legislation

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Wall Street broker Benchmark says this could be a pivotal week for digital assets

Senate action on market structure legislation could end years of regulatory uncertainty, unlock institutional liquidity and re-rate crypto-linked stocks.

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Senate Republicans race toward crypto vote on bill with uncertain Democratic buy-in

The Banking Committee chief confirmed Friday evening that he's pressing forward, though the Agriculture Committee says it still hopes for a bipartisan version.

Sen. John Boozman (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

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Senate Agriculture Committee to follow Banking panel in crypto vote next week: report

The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Macquarie sees U.S. Senate near crypto deal as market structure, GENIUS rules advance

The bank said bipartisan Senate talks on market structure legislation and parallel GENIUS Act rulemaking could deliver a workable U.S. crypto framework by early 2026.

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Senate punts crypto market structure bill to next year

The Senate will not hold a market structure markup hearing this month, pushing any progress toward a new crypto law to next year.

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U.S. Market Structure Bill May Slide to January as Talks Continue Over Several Points

While legislative language circulates among all four corners of the talks — industry, White House, Republicans and Democrats — the process is still mid-stride.

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U.S. Senate's Crypto Market Structure Bill Gets Messy as Calendar Weighs Down

The White House has shut down proposals, and lawmakers are circulating the Democrats' asks in what had been a close negotiation, revealing 11th-hour pressure.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Key U.S. Senator on Crypto Bill, Lummis, Negotiating Dicey Points With White House

The Republican lawmaker who is among the core negotiators on the U.S. market structure bill said the White House has rejected some ethics language.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Senate Ag Releases Long-Awaited Version of Crypto Market Structure Legislation

The bill brings Congress a step closer to firmly defining how the CFTC and SEC can oversee crypto.

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