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Senate crypto bill faces pushback over conflict of interest rules

Ethics Watchdogs Demand Total Ban on Official Crypto Holdings
Regarding enforcement, the oversight groups stated that ethics rules require independent administrative authority to remain effective beyond individual presidential terms. The organizations urged Congress to grant investigating authority to the Attorney General under an extended statute of limitations while allowing private actors and state attorneys general to pursue legal remedies against official misconduct. Virginia Canter, chief counsel and director of ethics and anti-corruption at Democracy Defenders Action, stated that ethics legislation without independent enforcement mechanisms functions as a green light for corruption, urging Congress