The measure applies to members of Congress, the president, the vice president and other federal officials, while shifting enforcement to the U.S. Department of Justice instead of state attorneys general.
Trump signed a revised crypto ethics provision that bars members of Congress, the president, the vice president and other federal officials from issuing cryptocurrency. The revision also gives enforcement authority to the U.S. Department of Justice, rather than state attorneys general, a change that could become a flashpoint because Democrats have argued states should keep some regulatory authority.