{"id":19330,"date":"2026-01-07T00:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/trumps-billion-dollar-crypto-tangle-could-freeze-market-structure-reform-until-2029\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:07:12","slug":"trumps-billion-dollar-crypto-tangle-could-freeze-market-structure-reform-until-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/trumps-billion-dollar-crypto-tangle-could-freeze-market-structure-reform-until-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s billion-dollar crypto tangle could freeze market structure reform until 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Washington\u2019s long-promised crypto rulebook is running into a very human roadblock: politics, power\u2014and President Trump\u2019s own balance sheet. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_9b23ff8d496853e15a9a7175538f9743\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A sweeping market structure bill meant to clarify U.S. crypto regulation could be shelved until 2027.<\/li>\n<li>Democrats are pushing to include language that would bar senior government officials\u2014and their immediate families\u2014from owning or operating crypto businesses while in office.<\/li>\n<li>That provision would directly implicate Trump, who reportedly made $1 billion from crypto in 2025. <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>A sweeping market structure bill meant to clarify U.S. crypto regulation could be shelved until 2027, with implementation delayed to 2029, as Senate talks stall over Trump\u2019s expanding crypto footprint and Democrats\u2019 midterm leverage, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/384393\/crypto-market-structure-bill-could-be-delayed-td-cowen?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Block<\/a>, citing TD Cowen.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are pushing to include language that would bar senior government officials\u2014and their immediate families\u2014from owning or operating crypto businesses while in office. <\/p>\n<p>That provision would directly implicate President Donald Trump and his family, who have reportedly realized <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2ea2b35b-e009-42ed-b4d3-6b21aa9b2a13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">over $1 billion in direct profits<\/a> from various cryptocurrency ventures since he was sworn in on January 20, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>These ventures include World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi and stablecoin project that lists Trump and his three sons as co-founders.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump family also holds a stake in bitcoin miner American Bitcoin, and launched the Official Trump ($TRUMP) and MELANIA ($MELANIA) meme coins shortly before Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>TD Cowen policy analyst Jaret Seiberg said such restrictions would be a \u201cnonstarter\u201d for Trump unless their effective date were pushed far into the future.<\/p>\n<p>One potential way to overcome Trump\u2019s objections is to make the conflict-of-interest provision effective three years after enactment, Seiberg explained.<\/p>\n<p>Pushing it past the next inauguration, means it would never apply to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not believe Democrats would accept this deal unless it also pushed the rest of the bill out three years,\u201d Seiberg added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Democrats may see little reason to rush<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Republicans need 60 votes to overcome a Senate filibuster, forcing them to secure support from at least seven to nine Democrats\u2014even if the GOP stays unified. That arithmetic gives Democrats the ability to slow-walk negotiations or block progress outright.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2026 midterms looming, Democrats are expected to regain control of the House. After the death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) on January 6, the Republican House majority narrows to 218\u2013213.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats could also strengthen their hand in the Senate, and prefer to delay passage and shape the regulatory outcome later.<\/p>\n<p>Pushing enactment into 2027 would likely mean implementation in 2029, after the next presidential inauguration. That timing could allow Democratic regulators to write the final rules if a Democrat wins the White House in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime favors enactment as the problems disappear if the bill passes in 2027 and takes effect in 2029,\u201d Seiberg said.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington\u2019s long-promised crypto rulebook is running into a very human roadblock: politics, power\u2014and President Trump\u2019s own balance sheet. 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