According to the source, Senator Cynthia Lummis said bipartisan digital asset legislation text is ready for a Thursday markup, signaling an imminent committee session that could advance the bill. Source: public statement by Senator Cynthia Lummis quoted in a Jan 13, 2026 post. A markup is a formal committee meeting where members debate, amend, and vote on a bill, potentially moving it toward the Senate floor. Source: U.S. Senate Glossary of Terms. Traders should treat the scheduled markup as a headline-risk window, as empirical research shows crypto prices, including BTC and ETH, react strongly to regulatory announcements. Source: BIS Quarterly Review (Auer and Claessens, 2019) on market reactions to cryptocurrency regulation news.

According to @EleanorTerrett, the U.S. Senate is heading into a pivotal week for crypto legislation on Capitol Hill, and her update provides a breakdown of what to expect and what to watch this week for market participants; source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 12, 2026. According to @EleanorTerrett, the update also reports that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been hit with a criminal investigation, presented alongside the week’s key items to watch; source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 12, 2026. According to @EleanorTerrett, the piece functions as a trader-oriented guide to the timing and scope of crypto policy developments to monitor this week; source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 12, 2026.

According to @iampaulgrewal, Congress must decide whether to protect Americans' ability to earn rewards on digital dollars or to shield incumbent banks from competition, urging lawmakers not to pick winners and losers (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Jan 9, 2026). For traders, this flags regulatory headline risk around yield-bearing digital dollar products and exchange reward programs, making the Congressional process a key catalyst to monitor for liquidity and yield availability in U.S. crypto markets (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Jan 9, 2026).