There are at least 20 bills related to blockchain in various stages of being considered by the United States Congress, but only one is of imminent, potentially urgent concern to cryptocurrency users, according to Jason Brett, founder and CEO of the Value Technology Foundation, a newly formed research firm in Washington, D.C., dedicated to blockchain law. Senate bill 1025, which could be approved as soon as Monday, will essentially make law an executive order signed by U.S. president Donald Trump last year that banned U.S. citizens, permanent residents and organizations from buying, holding, trading or spending petro, ... (full story)