U.S. Senate

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.

U.S. Senate Democrats Assure Crypto CEOs They're Still Willing to Move Legislation
Several top crypto executives met with senators to hash out next steps on moving forward with the bill that would regulate U.S. crypto markets.

Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as It Stretches to Second-Longest
The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals.

Senate Republicans Call for Own Meeting With Crypto CEOs After Democrats' Sitdown
GOP lawmakers are scheduling a followup meeting with crypto CEOs after they meet this week with Senate Democrats on the market structure bill, sources say.

Crypto's Half-finished Legislative Agenda Teeters as CEOs Set Meeting With Democrats
Some of the top digital assets execs are heading to a meeting this week with U.S. Senate Democrats to see about getting the market structure bill moving.

Senate Democrats' Leaked Crypto Position Would Strangle DeFi, Industry Insiders Say
Language said to be a Democratic proposal on handling decentralized finance in the crypto market structure effort is drawing heavy criticism.

U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields
Stand With Crypto encouraged the messaging from its massive online list of advocates, asking the lawmakers to leave the GENIUS Act alone.

U.S. Senate Hearing on Crypto Taxes Reveals Headaches for Both Industry and IRS
A top Coinbase tax executive suggested the IRS isn't ready for the flood of tax reporting about to come in, even as many crypto rules still need to be written.

Democrats in Congress Call Foul on Status of Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks
Senator Elizabeth Warren and others say they're probing whether Sacks has improperly outstayed his "special government employee" status.

The Clarity Act Is Probably Dead: Here's What's Next for Its Successor Legislation
The House bill to regulate U.S. crypto was a big win for the industry, but it's the current Senate effort that's likely to be the one that rules the sector.

