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Crypto industry ramps up Senate lobbying ahead of key committee votes
The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up efforts to get market structure legislation past a key hurdle, as two Senate committees prepare to vote on the bill next week. Both the Senate Banking and Senate Agriculture panels will hold markups on Jan. 15, even as Republicans and crypto-friendly Democrats seemingly have yet to reach an agreement on bill text after six months of negotiations. Ahead of the markups next week, The Digital Chamber, a digital asset and blockchain trade association, is flying in more than 50 industry participants to meet with senators Thursday. “The goal is to hit as many Senate offices as ... (full story)