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Crypto Overhaul Fizzles in Congress, Leaving Industry and Investors in Limbo

  • Widely heralded bills have yet to get key committee votes
  • Industry has been pushing for legislation amid turf battles
A collection of bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum tokens.

A collection of bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum tokens.

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US lawmakers’ efforts to pass significant crypto legislation by the end of the year are on life support, leaving in place Washington’s scattershot approach to digital coins. 

Several high-profile, bipartisan bills that once seemed to have a promising shot of passing before the end of 2022 are held up, with congressional committees pushing off important votes. And now with lawmakers squarely focused on next month’s elections, their chances of becoming law in 2022 have all but evaporated.