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By Maheen Hernandez
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What the Ban Actually Covers. Gillibrand's proposal targets the creation and sponsorship of digital assets by elected officials…
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Why This Lands Now. Digital assets have been creeping into mainstream political conversation for a while, but the…
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What Happens From Here. The proposal needs to survive the legislative process, which is its own obstacle course.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants to make it illegal for elected officials to create or back digital assets. Full stop.
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The New York Democrat put forward a proposal that would ban U.S. Congress members, the President, and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring digital currencies — memecoins…
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The proposal is still early. No legislative review yet. No comments from other lawmakers, no reaction from industry analysts on the record.
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And that's the core fear here. Memecoins, by nature, run on hype. They don't always have underlying utility.
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Spouses are included in the restriction too, which matters. It closes an obvious workaround where the official stays technically clean while a family member runs the operation.
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Digital assets have been creeping into mainstream political conversation for a while, but the speed picked up. More officials have publicly disclosed crypto holdings.
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More context: Hinkal Loses $820K in USDC After Smart Contract Flaw Hit on July 4
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The broader stablecoin and digital asset regulatory debate in Washington has been grinding along for months.
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Public trust is the explicit justification. If voters think their senator is personally profiting from a crypto token while voting on crypto rules, confidence in the regulatory…
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So far, no other lawmakers have publicly weighed in. That silence could mean a lot of things — quiet support, indifference, or the kind of wait-and-see posture that's pretty…
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The proposal needs to survive the legislative process, which is its own obstacle course. It'll face questions about scope, enforcement, definitions.
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If it does pass in some form, the precedent would be significant. Other countries watching the U.S.
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