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Crypto Week in the US ends with some victories for the crypto lobby, with the GENIUS Act headed to Trump’s desk.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hear from prospective CFTC chair Brian Quintenz, who could be the sole commissioner at the US regulator by the end of 2025.

The three bills on Republicans’ crypto agenda passed with bipartisan support despite continued pushback from Democrats over claims of corruption and conflicts of interest.

Republicans and Democrats tussled over the Trump family’s crypto ties, consumer protections, and backing stablecoins with fiat assets.

The US House has moved forward three crypto bills after a record-long procedural vote saw a group of Republicans hold out to ensure language banning CBDCs.

Lynch joined his Democratic colleagues in denouncing cryptocurrencies and calling for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

US President Donald Trump reportedly pressured Republicans who voted against a procedural vote to consider three crypto bills on Tuesday, but his memecoin could complicate the debate.

House Republicans push to revive three crypto bills — covering stablecoins, market structure and a CBDC ban — after initial failure, but final vote remains delayed.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act isn’t perfect, but Congress should pass it this summer to establish the US as the global leader in digital asset regulation.

Donald Trump says he's cut a deal with most of the Republican lawmakers that voted against moving forward with three crypto bills over wanting an explicit ban on CBDCs.

Republicans are still planning to pass three pieces of crypto-related legislation, but a majority of members in the House voted against a resolution to consider the bills.

Discussions in the House Committee on Rules opened with crypto bills, but quickly shifted to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

The House of Representatives is set to vote on three crypto-related pieces of legislation before Congress goes on recess.

House Republicans announced a "crypto week" to consider three digital asset bills starting on Monday, but Democratic leaders are pushing back.