Sources: an addendum to the bipartisan Clarity Act would force President Trump to divest from crypto businesses, letting him defer paying taxes on the gains
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If a crypto bill bakes in a bespoke divestiture and tax-deferral mechanism for the president, it underlines how tightly policy, personal holdings, and asset-class legitimacy are intertwined. Crypto operators should model not just regulatory risk, but also how political incentives can reshape market structure overnight.
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