Trump says he has deal on crypto bill
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The House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures is about to clear Congress and become law.
It comes as there have been multiple headlines this year about crypto entrepreneurs and their relatives being targeted with physical violence.
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) to establish stablecoin regulations has already passed the Senate. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), expected to have at least some bipartisan support, would have placed new federal guardrails on cryptocurrency.
Crypto firm Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company said on Thursday it is aiming to list on the Nasdaq, with over 30,000 bitcoin on its balance sheet, through a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed blank check vehicle.
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans staged a mutiny.
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Trump and GOP lawmakers said that they had the votes necessary to pass landmark crypto legislation in the House.
Chainalysis said crypto thefts during the first half of 2025 were at record levels, thanks in large part to a single breach at a major crypto exchange.
Over 1 in 5 top Trump appointees reported investments in crypto and other digital assets, far more than previous administrations, a Post analysis found.
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More than $2.17 billion has been stolen from crypto services this year, more than the entirety of 2024, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Then again, most of that came from a single hack — a $1.