A Senate supermajority advanced the GENIUS Act on Tuesday. But among the 18 Democrats who helped the chamber pass its first major crypto bill, none played a more central role than Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
Crypto had plenty of momentum heading into the 119th Congress, yet the path forward was beset by procedural headwinds and political landmines. Most of those landmines were deposited personally by President Donald Trump.
Democrats’ road here was charted by Gillibrand, and she did it without support from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and in the face of fierce opposition from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Here’s how.
