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The House is voting on a trio of bills Thursday intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U.S. the “ crypto capital of the world.
Two major pieces of legislation are headed to President Trump's desk. The House approved Mr. Trump's request to claw back billions of dollars in foreign aid and public broadcasting, and passed a historic cryptocurrency regulation bill.
House lawmakers passed the most significant crypto legislation to date while grappling with a trio of bills aimed at revamping the nascent industry after a revolt from GOP hardliners derailed a
On Tuesday, a dozen conservatives sank a procedural vote to advance three crypto bills, including the GENIUS Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for the $250 billion market for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an asset like the U.S. dollar.