A five-week wait on a crucial Senate vote on major cryptocurrency legislation has opened wide a window of opportunity for both advocates and opponents of the measure, which would flesh out in greater detail a regulatory framework for the still-nascent industry’s U.S. operations.
Just before the Senate adjourned for its summer recess earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., punted to Sept. 15 a cloture vote on a motion to proceed to the bill amid lingering disputes and not enough time to resolve them.
