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White House ramps up pressure to pass crypto bill as Congress returns
The Trump administration is turning up pressure to pass a major cryptocurrency bill as Congress returns from a two-week recess with a shrinking window to get the legislation across the finish line. The White House appears keen to move past a dispute between the banking and crypto industries that has held up Senate negotiations on the legislation since January. Key officials in and around the administration — from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt to former AI and crypto czar David Sacks — have called for the bill’s passage in recent days, while the Council of Economic ... (full story)