Donald Trump agrees to new ethics rules to advance crypto bill, but hurdles remain
President Donald Trump has agreed to new ethics restrictions on cryptocurrency investments to secure support for a major Senate crypto bill. The legislation, which faces a pivotal vote, aims to integrate digital assets into the mainstream financial system.
Why it matters
This marks a significant legislative compromise that could define the regulatory future of the $2.3 trillion cryptocurrency market.
President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too.
First, Mr. Trump agreed to a measure that would bar him and his wife from issuing the types of meme coins that they swiftly launched as he prepared to return to the White House for a second time. And then another concession came late Sunday (September 13, 2026), when Republicans said Mr. Trump consented to a tougher ethics proposal that several key senators had demanded.
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