🇺🇸 Bob Goodlatte may be the first member of Congress to disclose owning Bitcoin

Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, owns as much as $80,000 in crypto. His son is an angel investor in cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase. In late June, the House Ethics Committee passed new rules requiring members of the House to disclose their ownership of cryptocurrency in annual reports, the same way they would disclose any other asset. The new rules also require lawmakers to report crypto transactions within 45 days, the same period given for other financial transactions. Between 45-day transaction reports and next year’s annual financial disclosures, there are several members of Congress who are likely to reveal cryptocurrency investments.