That means that any market structure bill would have to get through the Senate Banking Committee chaired by Senator Warren (who was elevated to the senior Democrat position on that committee after Fairshake helped unseat Brown in 2024) and the Agriculture Committee potentially chaired by Brown.

Any tax bill would go through the Senate Finance Committee, to be chaired by Senator Ron Wyden. It’s unclear if any would be willing to make a deal that would advance a crypto bill.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the longtime California lawmaker who’s headed up the Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee, has been working on a bill that could advance some market structure proposals, a person familiar with the effort told CoinDesk. Crypto in…