Though the U.S. government remains shut down, the Senate is a hive of crypto activity this week, with Republican lawmakers now matching a planned Democrat meeting with industry leaders set for Wednesday. After CEOs such as Coinbase's Brian Armstrong and Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov meet with as many as 10 Democratic senators, according to people familiar with the plans, they'll jump to a similar meeting with those lawmakers' Republican counterparts. The chief topic of conversation is the crypto industry's top policy priority: the legislation that would establish U.S. regulation for the broader crypto sector. The bill — ... (full story)