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US lawmakers advanced two blockchain-related legislative efforts on May 21, approving the GENIUS Act for debate and reintroducing the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act in the House. Lawmakers voted 69–31 to approve a motion to proceed on the Government and Enterprise Need for Innovation in the United States Act, or GENIUS Act, allowing formal debate and […] The post GENIUS Act clears Senate motion, House lawmakers reintroduce Blockchain Certainty Act appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Texas lawmakers approved legislation to establish a state-level strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve on May 21 after a 101‑42 House vote, according to the House livestream. According to Bitcoin Laws, the SB 21 bill now needs to be approved again in the Senate with the House’s added amendments. The Senate approved the previous iteration of the […] The post Texas House lawmakers pass Bitcoin reserve bill with new amendments, Senate to vote again appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The recent vote in the Senate to move the GENIUS stablecoin framework ahead has shown glaring cracks in the Democratic coalition. US Senate Democrats are getting flak after they helped move stablecoin legislation ahead for discussion on the Senate floor. On May 19, 16 Democratic senators broke from the party line to pass a motion to invoke cloture, which will now set the bill up for debate on the Senate floor. Some of the same Democrats had held up the bill in early May when they withdrew support, citing corruption concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings. The bill’s opponents hailed lawmakers’ refusal to support it but were soon taken aback when the senators reversed their position. The lightly amended legislation contained no provisions regarding World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto venture. Read more

The US Senate voted 66-32 in a procedural vote to move forward the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act, which will head to a debate on the Senate floor. The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President Donald Trump’s sprawling crypto empire. A key procedural vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act, or GENIUS Act, passed in a 66-32 vote on May 20. Several Democrats changed their votes to pass the motion to invoke cloture, which will now set the bill up for debate on the Senate floor. Read more

The US Senate is expected to vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act today at approximately 8 P.M. EDT. However, its unclear whether the bill will pass or continue to face delays. The GENIUS Act seeks to establish a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, but has faced hurdles in […] The post US Senate to vote on GENIUS stablecoin bill despite political divide appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the Senate could reconsider a vote on the GENIUS Act "hopefully tomorrow" after it initially failed on May 8. Crypto founders headed to Washington, DC, to meet with lawmakers ahead of another expected vote on a stablecoin bill that initially failed in the Senate, according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. In a May 14 X post from the US Capitol rotunda, Armstrong said as many as “60 [crypto] founders” had gathered in DC to support the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, being considered in the Senate and a draft of the market structure bill moving through the House of Representatives. The Coinbase CEO said the Senate could consider another vote on the GENIUS Act “hopefully tomorrow” after it failed to get enough support from Democrats on May 8. Read more

The Senate denied the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to consider the GENIUS Act bill, which aims to regulate stablecoins in the US. The decision came with a one-vote difference, as 49 Democrat senators denied the motion against 48 favorable votes.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune accused Democrats of using the filibuster for […] The post GENIUS Act stalls in Senate, lawmakers eye new proposal next week appeared first on CryptoSlate.