Crypto Market-Structure Bill Stalls in the Senate
Ethics disputes over the president's personal crypto ventures keep displacing the substance of United States market-structure legislation, leaving digital-asset rules dependent on agency discretion rather than statute.
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The market-structure bill remains off the Senate floor plan as recess approaches, and Senators Warren and Blumenthal asked the SEC to investigate the president's memecoin — the ethics objection Republicans blame for the delay. The referral hardens the ethics blockade into a formal investigative track, making it more likely the substance of digital-asset rules stays with agency discretion through the September return.
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Supporting · August 5, 2026
Senate Crypto Market-Structure Bill Stays Off the Floor Plan as Recess Approaches
The market-structure bill remains off the Senate floor plan as recess approaches, and Senators Warren and Blumenthal asked the SEC to investigate the president's memecoin — the ethics objection Republicans blame for the delay. The referral hardens the ethics blockade into a formal investigative track, making it more likely the substance of digital-asset rules stays with agency discretion through the September return.
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