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Florida Takes Second Shot at Bitcoin Reserve After First Bill Collapsed

TLDR Florida lawmaker Webster Barnaby filed HB 183, allowing the state to invest up to 10% of public funds in digital assets including Bitcoin, crypto ETFs, NFTs, and blockchain products The new bill expands beyond the Bitcoin-only focus of the failed HB 487 from June 2024 and adds stricter custody, documentation, and fiduciary standards If [.] The post Florida Takes Second Shot at Bitcoin Reserve After First Bill Collapsed appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement. Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill. The House hasn’t been in session for a month, and senators left Washington on Thursday [.].

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Democrats block Defense spending bill as shutdown tensions rise

Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block the annual, full-year Defense appropriations bill, despite the measure passing out of committee with strong bipartisan support earlier this year. The vote is the latest sign of deteriorating bipartisan relations on Capitol Hill as the government shutdown drags into a third week. The Senate voted 50-44 against proceeding to the bill…