$TRUMP $TRUMP House panels were due to discuss crypto bill

Representative Maxine Waters objected due to concerns about Trump ventures

Trump has touted a meme coin, family crypto project

Crypto industry has sought to portray digital asset regulation as a bipartisan issue

May 6 (Reuters) - Tensions on Capitol Hill over President Donald Trump's various cryptocurrency ventures escalated on Tuesday and threatened to derail the digital asset sector's hope of legislation by the end of this year as a top Democratic lawmaker stalled efforts to debate a bill.

Although Congress had appeared likely earlier this year to pass legislation governing digital assets for the first time, Democrats have grown increasingly frustrated as Republican Trump and his family members have promoted their personal crypto projects.