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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a Senate hearing on November 17, 2020.
  • Ted Cruz wants to support wider adoption of crypto allowing it to be accepted at vending machines in Congress. 
  • He filed a reintroduction of a resolution toward the goal this week. 
  • Cruz says foreign tourists will benefit as crypto payments would be free from costly transaction fees. 

Senator Ted Cruz is pushing for the wider adoption of cryptocurrency, and one route may be through his fellow Capitol Hill lawmakers seeking to satisfy their sugar cravings.