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Coinbase pulls support from the US Senate's crypto market structure bill ahead of a key vote; CEO Brian Armstrong says there are "too many issues" with the bill (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/01/14

Coinbase exchange is pulling support from U.S. crypto market structure bill
CEO Brian Armstrong said there were "too many issues" with the bill as it's currently written.

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