bitcoinwell on Nostr: Tuesday the Senate voted 49 to 50 on the rules for the companies that hold people's ...
Tuesday the Senate voted 49 to 50 on the rules for the companies that hold people's coins. The bill stalled. By Thursday the CFTC had reportedly sent its own rulebook to the White House for review.
In Washington a no vote doesn't stop the rules. It changes who writes them.
Bitcoin's rules were published in 2008 and have never needed a vote, a chairman or a review. You can read them tonight.
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2026-09-21 15:20:15 UTCEvent JSON
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