As bitcoin hits record high, only two Congress members have bought crypto since 2021

The price of bitcoin traded at a record high of more than $69,000 on Tuesday, but one demographic that’s not cashing in on the historic crypto bull market are lawmakers in Washington, D.C.Just two sitting members of Congress reported purchasing cryptocurrencies during 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by 2IQ Research’s Capitol Trades, which tracks lawmakers’ investment transactions based on financial-disclosure reports. That’s down from seven lawmakers in 2021. Read