“Congress continues to make progress on crypto issues, but things are moving slowly.”, — write: www.coindesk.com
PS: I’ll be in Washington, DC for the Blockchain Association’s annual summit. I’d love to say hi if you’re there.
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Two weeks leftThe narrativeTwo weeks ago, this newsletter looked at how time was running out for the crypto industry to lock in legislative wins in 2025. Now, with December in full swing and the House and Senate both down to their last two scheduled working weeks, it’s time to take stock of what’s left to do.
Why it mattersWe’ve seen the regulatory agencies take steps since last month to further advance crypto efforts. Congress, however, remains in an odd state of limbo.
Breaking it downThe biggest question continues to be when Congress might make further progress on market structure legislation. It’s clear by this point that this bill — whatever the final text happens to be — won’t become law before next year at the earliest.
What’s less clear is whether the drafts we’ve seen will even get to a markup hearing before January. The Senate Banking Committee was looking at December 18 as a tentative date to hold a markup on its version, but negotiations on the bill text appear to be ongoing. Ditto with the Senate Agriculture Committee; its members have not made any public statements about their version of the market structure bill since releasing the first draft of the text weeks ago.
The Senate is making more visible progress on advancing President Donald Trump’s nominees to run the CFTC and FDIC. Both Mike Selig and Travis Hill are on a Senate Resolution intended to let that body of Congress confirm nearly 100 nominees at once. A vote was supposed to happen this week but that did not happen; the Senate is now expected to vote on this resolution sometime next week.
This weekThis week
- The Senate will vote on a resolution to confirm, among others, CFTC Chair nominee Mike Selig and FDIC Chair nominee Travis Hill.
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