Odaily Planet Daily reports that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett announced on X that another major advocate for cryptocurrency tax reform in the U.S. Senate will not seek re-election. Senators Lummis and Steve Daines have confirmed they will not run again, and if Marsha Blackburn is elected Tennessee governor, she will also leave the Senate.
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