WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune moved on Saturday to advance a major bill that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies which, ‌if passed, would mark a huge victory for U.S. President Donald Trump and ‌the crypto industry.

Thune, a Republican, early Saturday morning filed to set up a key procedural vote on the Clarity ​Act when the Senate returns from its August recess in mid-September, potentially paving the way for a full floor vote on the bill, according to the U.S. Senate Press Gallery website.

The move suggests Senate Republican leaders believe they may yet be able to wrangle the 60 votes needed for ‌the bill to pass, despite continued…