US Senate


Policy

Dick Durbin Joins US Senators Criticizing Fidelity’s Plan to Include Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans

A joint letter with Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Fidelity’s plans “immensely troubling.”

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

Here's What's Inside the First Major Bipartisan Crypto Bill

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis introduced their long-awaited crypto legislation that favors the CFTC as a watchdog and wipes away tax worries for purchases of less than $200. “The Hash” breaks down what it could mean for the future of crypto regulation.

Recent Videos

Policy

US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Introduces Bill for Government-Backed Stablecoin Insurance

The bill would designate certain stablecoins as "qualified," making them redeemable on a one-to-one basis for U.S. dollars.

The U.S. infrastructure bill's tax provisions could affect the price of ether.

Videos

House Returns to Washington to Forge Ahead With Infrastructure Bill

The House of Representatives is expected to return to Washington Monday to hold a procedural vote to advance the Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to expect as it seems the bill is likely to be formally introduced without a crypto amendment.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Markets

2 Senators Propose Exemptions to Crypto Tax Reporting Required by US Infrastructure Bill

The amendment is a compromise between two previously proposed amendments.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)

Markets

Crypto Tax Exemptions Floated for $1T US Senate Bill

The carve-out would allow for miners, developers and node operators to be exempt from broker tax reporting purposes.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis helped draft an amendment to a controversial tax provision in the infrastructure bill.

Policy

State of Crypto: Infrastructure Bill Shows Congress Sees Crypto as Here to Stay

Congress's infrastructure bill may not be great for the U.S. crypto sector, but that there's a tax provision at all shows lawmakers recognize the industry's permanence.

Bitcoin analysts aren't too worried at the moment about Washington's plan for extra crypto taxes.

Policy

How Controversial Crypto Tax Found Its Way Into US Infrastructure Bill

The crypto provision in the U.S. infrastructure bill was one of a handful of issues that nearly delayed the entire package.

The infrastructure bill includes a controversial crypto tax provision that might expand the definition of "broker" beyond trading platforms to miners or developers.

Videos

El Salvador Becomes First Country to Officially Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender

CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the significance and potential ripple effect of El Salvador officially adopting bitcoin as legal tender. Plus, a look at the U.S. Senate approving a $250 billion bipartisan technology and manufacturing bill to counter China on technological advancement.

Recent Videos

Markets

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming's Incoming Senator, Wants to Explain Bitcoin to Congress

Cynthia Lummis, who won an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming, wants to explain bitcoin's value to her new colleagues.

Cynthia Lummis

Pageof 6