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NEWS: US crypto industry comes to Washington, but faces uphill struggle

By Hannah Lang

Crypto companies are descending on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, but their push to advance industry-friendly laws is likely to be overshadowed by a fight over the federal budget and a Senate crackdown on the use of crypto for money laundering.

Dozens of executives from digital asset companies are meeting with lawmakers and their staff on Wednesday as part of a grassroots advocacy campaign organized by Coinbase, the biggest U.S. crypto exchange, and Stand With Crypto, a non-profit it founded.

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