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Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill

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SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press. (2026, September 15). Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/trump-agrees-new-bipartisan-ethics-provision-massive-crypto-136413575

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President Donald Trump has agreed to significant ethical provisions demanded by Democrats in a bipartisan cryptocurrency bill set for key vote this week. The agreement includes allowing state attorneys general to enforce the law, addressing concerns about conflict of interest related to Trump's crypto wealth. This compromise also requires divestment or placing in blind trust any significant financial interests in entities issuing cryptocurrencies.

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In September 2026, President Donald Trump agreed to new ethics provisions in a major cryptocurrency bill, responding to demands from key senators that his involvement should be subject to stringent conflict-of-interest rules. Initially, the bill included a provision barring all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. However, Democrats led by Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona sought additional measures to address Trump’s crypto wealth more directly. The agreed-upon compromise includes allowing state attorneys general a "meaningful role" in enforcing the cryptocurrency legislation alongside the Justice Department. This development is crucial as it could pave the way for a pivotal Senate vote on September 15, which would either legitimize the $2.3 trillion crypto market under federal law or prompt further lobbying efforts from industry stakeholders ahead of the midterms.

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🔮 The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets.

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In announcing Trump’s agreement, Republican Sens. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Tim Scott of South Carolina and John Boozman of Arkansas said it includes a “meaningful role” for state attorneys general to play in enforcing the crypto measure should it become law.

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🔮 The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets.

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Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill asserted

Trump → agree → bill

President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of a broader cryptocurrency bill headed for a key vote this week WASHINGTON -- asserted

that → agree → vote

President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of broader cryptocurrency legislation headed for a key vote this week, according to three of the bill's main Republican authors. uncertain

that → agree → authors

The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. asserted

that → have → assets

A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said that didn’t go far enough to address conflict-of-interest issues they had with Trump’s crypto wealth. asserted

they → say → wealth

Their votes would be needed to advance the bill in a key vote this Tuesday. asserted

votes → need → vote

Tillis and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., along with several other Democrats, had demanded language that would allow state attorneys general to step in and enforce the law in addition to the Justice Department. asserted

attorneys → demand → Department

it → announce → measure

“At every step of the way during the Clarity Act negotiations, the White House and Senate Republicans have been responsive to Democrats’ stated policy objectives,” White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said on X Sunday night. asserted

Witt → state → X

“After more than a year’s worth of negotiations, it’s time to pass this bipartisan bill. asserted

it → ’ → bill

In private, White House officials had raised concerns about giving state attorneys general the power to enforce the law, arguing that Democratic state lawyers could use it as a political weapon against the president and other GOP officials — and that it could be used by Republican attorneys general against elected Democrats, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. uncertain

it → raise → discussions

But a senior GOP aide, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity on Sunday night, said the president had agreed to “about 80%” of the proposal from Tillis and Gallego, pointing mainly to the state attorneys general provision. asserted

president → brief → provision

An updated version of the bill being released later Sunday will include a requirement to either divest or place in a blind trust any “significant” financial interest in an entity that issues cryptocurrencies, the senior GOP aide said. asserted

aide → update → cryptocurrencies

Trump also agreed to language that would allow state attorneys general to sue a crypto exchange if they list a digital asset that would be barred in the overall bill, according to the aide. uncertain

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Aides to Gallego and Tillis did not immediately return a request for comment on Sunday night. asserted

Aides → return → night