JD Vance Pushes for Crypto Market Law at Bitcoin 2025 Conference

Bitcoin 2025 drew a crowd of 35,000 to Las Vegas, and among the headline speakers was Vice President JD Vance. He championed the Trump administration’s pro-innovation approach to crypto regulation, urging Congress to act swiftly on market structure legislation. Without it, he warned, the U.S. could see the $3 trillion crypto industry migrate overseas.

He also revealed his personal ties to the space, referencing his own Bitcoin investments and applauding the scale of the event.

I still own a fair amount of Bitcoin today,

he stated, reaffirming his alignment with the digital asset space.

Vance threw his weight behind the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins and issued a sharp rebuke of “regulation by enforcement”—vowing to fire regulators and officials who continue to weaponize it against the crypto industry.

Regulatory Framework and Legislative Priorities

Calling it a cornerstone priority, JD Vance said the administration is pushing hard to pass a market structure bill that would give digital assets a permanent seat at the table—and protect them from unpredictable shifts in foreign regulatory policy.

He also confirmed that the GENIUS Act is on track for executive review in White House. In his view, dollar-pegged stablecoins could enhance U.S. economic strength by driving greater demand for Treasury bonds.

In this administration, we do not think that stablecoins threaten the integrity of the U.S. dollar. Quite the opposite,

JD Vance declared onstage at Bitcoin 2025.

The administration’s stance is backed by action: President Trump recently enacted an executive order to establish the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, composed of seized crypto assets, and the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile for broader digital token holdings. The move positions crypto as an official reserve asset within the federal financial strategy.

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Regulatory Landscape Reshaped

Vice President JD Vance promised to purge regulatory officials who targeted crypto, referencing a Supreme Court ruling that now gives the White House the power to remove agency heads, except for the Federal Reserve.

Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is dead and it’s not coming back under the Trump administration… Maybe the most important thing that we did for this community, we rejected regulators and we fired Gary Gensler, and we're going to fire everybody like him,

Vance said.

The new administration has axed the Department of Labor’s 2022 guidance that sidelined crypto in retirement funds. Also gone are the anti-crypto accounting standards and banking memos that made traditional financial institutions reluctant to engage with the sector.

Of interest: Major U.S. Banks, Including JPMorgan, Discuss Joint Stablecoin Launch — WSJ

Community Engagement and Political Awareness

In an appeal to Bitcoin holders, Vice President JD Vance stressed the importance of staying politically engaged and keeping a watchful eye on the rise of AI. His message was clear: both spheres—crypto and artificial intelligence—should inform and empower one another for the benefit of society.

But the message isn’t without controversy. Some observers warn of blurred ethical lines, especially given the administration’s proximity to projects like the TRUMP memecoin and crypto ventures involving the president’s family.

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