On June 17, the U.S. Senate approved the GENIUS Act by a 68-30 vote, marking the first major cryptocurrency bill to pass the Senate. With backing from some Democrats, Republican Senator Bill Hagerty led the bill through the Senate on Tuesday.

In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto tokens that are pegged to the value of the US dollar.

In a significant development for the digital asset industry, the US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at creating a comprehensive regulatory framework for US dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens, commonly known as stablecoins.