This bill would prohibit any federal agency — Treasury, the SEC, or bank regulators — from restricting a person's ability to use cryptocurrency like Bitcoin to buy goods and services for their own use, or from stopping them from holding crypto in a 'self-hosted wallet' (a digital wallet where the owner, not a company, controls the private keys). It's aimed at blocking proposed rules that would restrict self-custody. Crypto users and privacy advocates back it; critics say it hampers enforcement against money laundering and sanctions evasion.
Congressional Summary
Keep Your Coins Act of 2025This bill prohibits federal agencies from restricting a person's use of convertible virtual currency for their own purposes or to conduct transactions through a self-hosted wallet.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-07-15
- Date Added
- 2026-04-19