Market Structure Legislation


Policy

Senate punts crypto market structure bill to next year

The Senate will not hold a market structure markup hearing this month, pushing any progress toward a new crypto law to next year.

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Policy

U.S. Market Structure Bill May Slide to January as Talks Continue Over Several Points

While legislative language circulates among all four corners of the talks — industry, White House, Republicans and Democrats — the process is still mid-stride.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senate's Crypto Market Structure Bill Gets Messy as Calendar Weighs Down

The White House has shut down proposals, and lawmakers are circulating the Democrats' asks in what had been a close negotiation, revealing 11th-hour pressure.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Key U.S. Senator on Crypto Bill, Lummis, Negotiating Dicey Points With White House

The Republican lawmaker who is among the core negotiators on the U.S. market structure bill said the White House has rejected some ethics language.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Senate Ag Releases Long-Awaited Version of Crypto Market Structure Legislation

The bill brings Congress a step closer to firmly defining how the CFTC and SEC can oversee crypto.

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Policy

U.S. Government Shutdown Stretches to Record 36 Days, Continues Risk of Derailing Crypto Bill

Market structure legislation could still see movement this year, but likely won't become law before 2026.

Patrick Witt

Opinion

The Clock Is Ticking on Crypto Market Structure Legislation in the U.S.

The U.S. has the deepest liquidity in crypto markets and is home to some of the largest issuers and exchanges, but without a comprehensive market structure we risk ceding ground to Latin America and Europe, Congressman French Hill argues.

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Policy

Senators Still Hopeful for Crypto Market Structure Law by End of Year

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis said bipartisan efforts on the bill were continuing.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Dems Respond to GOP's Crypto Market Structure Bill With Framework of Priorities

Senate Democrats laid out seven issues they want to see addressed in any market structure legislation, including addressing Donald Trump's crypto ties.

Ruben Gallego (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Legislation Steering U.S. Fate of Crypto Emerges in New Version in Senate

Lawmakers in the Senate Banking Committee have a new draft of the crypto market structure bill that would establish U.S. regulations for crypto trading.

Sen. Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/ColnDesk)

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