# Democrats' projected Senate majority puts Elizabeth Warren in line to chair the Banking Committee, the Wall Street Journal reports

The crypto market-structure bill now has only the lame-duck session before a committee led by its leading critic takes over, while a Labor Department rule that would let 401(k) plans offer crypto reached White House review on Thursday.

- Published: 2026-11-07T05:47:17.298Z
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Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat and one of the most persistent critics of the crypto industry in Congress, is expected to chair the Senate Banking Committee from January 2027. The French-language channel Goku Crypto New…

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