Golden Finance reported that whether the bipartisan bill restricting lawmakers' stock trading should also apply to their cryptocurrency holdings is a matter of disagreement between the two sponsors of the House stock ban legislation. According to reports, Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas are leading the push for the bill, which requires stocks to be placed in a blind trust so that lawmakers cannot trade on privileged information. Spanberger insists that stocks and cryptocurrencies are similar in that their values are both affected by lawmakers. Their conflict is the latest indicator of the emerging crypto industry's growing visibility in Washington, along with more than $100 million in funding to support the election of crypto-friendly politicians who could help create a more favorable regulatory environment.