Congress News

Representative Stephen Lynch questioned Fed supervisor Michelle Bowman about her comments on digital assets at a November conference in Madrid.

Paul Atkins spoke from the NYSE on Tuesday, saying that the SEC planned to unveil an innovation exemption for crypto projects ” in a month or so.”

Republican leaders released a final staff report going over claims of debanking by federal regulators in what some have called "Operation Choke Point 2.0."

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham may be one step closer to leaving the agency after the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced US President Donald Trump's pick to replace her.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $866 million in outflows as the US shutdown ended, pushing BTC to a six-month low and raising concerns over market structure and investor demand.

Smart money traders have also added $8.5 million worth of net long Bitcoin positions, signaling growing optimism among the industry’s most successful traders.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has released a draft bill outlining the proposed regulatory jurisdiction of the country’s two main financial market regulators.

Some Republicans’ initial plans to have crypto market structure out of committee by November have been sidetracked by the government shutdown.

Coinbase insists that the US Treasury cannot override Congress’s intent on the GENIUS Act, but banks continue to press for a blanket ban on stablecoin interest.

Prediction markets show waning confidence in Trump’s tariff authority, with both Kalshi and Polymarket traders bracing for limits on executive power.

Some experts suggest that the US Senate is more likely to pass a funding bill to reopen the government before any crypto legislation.

With the end of October approaching, Senate Republicans are in danger of going back on their previously announced deadline for a significant cryptocurrency bill.

Seven Senate Democrats asked the US attorney general and the DOJ to explain President Trump’s pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, calling it a corrupt move.

Amid a US government shutdown with no end in sight, a Republican lawmaker said Congress had only until January or February to pass crypto legislation.

White House adviser Kevin Hassett says the US government shutdown will likely end this week, which could restart crypto regulatory progress.