House passes historic crypto bill, GENIUS Act
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MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken with President Donald Trump for the third time this week. The Georgia congresswoman voted against a landmark cryptocurrency bill Thursday, despite Trump ordering Republicans to pass it in a Truth Social post featuring the opening line,
In what's now officially the longest vote in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives, lawmakers stalled for over seven hours and 24 minutes Wednesday night over a cryptocurrency rule vote that nearly imploded under GOP infighting.
Florida lawmakers helped by the cryptocurrency industry are joining a House majority backing the first crypto regulatory bill adopted by Congress.
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies traded higher Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he expects the House to pass the GENIUS Act.
After an earlier setback for the Trump administration when House Republicans failed to advance a key procedural vote on a package of legislation including three crypto measures, President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he has made a deal with Republican members of Congress to advance the legislation on Wednesday.
Bitcoin price and other cryptocurrencies were recovering on Wednesday following a set back to key crypto legislation Tuesday.Bitcoin is up 2.2% over the past 24 hours to $119,228, according to CoinDesk data.
The House passed a key procedural vote advancing crypto bills GENIUS and Clarity, setting up final debate and votes.