House lawmakers spotlighted bitcoin as a challenge to authoritarian governments after Representative William Timmons said cryptocurrency could mark the “beginning of the end” of authoritarian rule. At a House roundtable, participants discussed financial repression, China’s digital-currency ambitions, and U.S. leadership in digital-asset policy. House Roundtable Examines Crypto Access Under Repressive Governments A bullish view of […]
Senate lawmakers could release cryptocurrency tax legislation as early as this fall, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said, with the Montana Republican stating that a framework is already in place and broadly aligned with a parallel House effort. A Framework Already in Place Senate lawmakers working on cryptocurrency tax rules may be ready to act “sooner […]
Both chambers of Congress have passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency until December 31, 2030. The House cleared the bill 358-32 on Tuesday, one day after the Senate's 85-5 vote, sending it to President Trump for
The US Senate voted 85-5 Monday to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a provision barring the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency until December 31, 2030. The sweeping bipartisan bill heads to the House for a final vote before going to President
The House Financial Services Committee scheduled a July 17 field hearing on the digital-asset market-structure bill, part of a July calendar that puts the CLARITY Act on a tight clock before the August recess.
The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act is heading into a pivotal stretch, with the House scheduling two July hearings tied to Federal Reserve policy and digital-asset innovation. Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressing for a Senate floor vote before the August recess. A Packed July Calendar The legislative fight over U.S. crypto market-structure rules now […]
US Senate passes 85-5 housing bill with CBDC ban, blocking Fed digital dollar plans through 2030 as House vote awaits. The U.S. Senate has advanced a bipartisan housing bill that includes a ban on a Federal Reserve CBDC. The measure passed in an 85-5 vote and now moves back to the House. The provision would […]
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The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act late Monday in an 85-5 vote, attaching a four-year ban on a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency (CBDC) to the sweeping housing package. The bill now moves to the House, where lawmakers could vote within days. A Four-Year Prohibition Senators voted 85-5 on […]
