Cryptocurrency advocate Tom Emmer elected House Republican minority whip

Odaily: Tom Emmer has been elected House Republican minority whip, continuing to serve as the Republican whip as Democrats win the midterm elections and are set to take control of Congress in January next year. He defeated Texas Congressman August Pfluger by a vote of 103 to 76, having previously served as House Republican majority whip.

As minority whip, Tom Emmer will be responsible for coordinating Republican lawmakers' votes, formulating legislative strategy, and promoting party unity on key bills. He will work with Jim Jordan, who is set to become House minority leader.

Tom Emmer is a leading Republican voice in the digital asset space. In March 2025, he and Congressman Ritchie Torres announced the formation of a bipartisan Congressional Crypto Caucus to advance digital asset legislation on stablecoins and market structure; he is also an original co-sponsor of the CLARITY Act and introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. (Cointelegraph)