NV senators voted against it, but Trump’s flagrant self-enrichment is what killed the crypto bill

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 926

Last Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago

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Nevada Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen joined the rest of their Democratic Senate colleagues Tuesday, along with a handful of Republicans, in killing a cryptocurrency bill the industry really, really wanted.

The industry believed that if the Clarity Act, which the House passed last year, was enacted into law, the legislation would bestow upon cryptocurrency something it is not widely identified with — intrinsic value and purpose; the product would be legitimized, …

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