“Crypto week,” the legislative bonanza in DC, is being treated like a victory lap by some, and causing others to research subsistence farming in case the global economy collapses as a result (Not kidding. Keep reading!) There’s so much money pouring into crypto — bitcoin topped $120,000 for the first time this week, having doubled in value over the past year — and that money is ensuring the industry’s staying power as a force in finance and politics. So here I am to offer up my understanding of what’s going on with the crypto bills. After some procedural stumbles tied to intra-GOP squabbling, three major crypto bill ... (full story)