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What to expect in US crypto policy while Congress returns to session



After a month’s break, the US Senate and House of Representative are set to return to conducting a government business, which includes basic policies affecting the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.

Both of the US Congress’s 119th session continued in the recent weeks ago as part of their schedule established in January. The transfer effectively silences any task toward the passage of a bill to establish the structure of the digital asset, consider the appointment of Brian Quintenz to be the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and law containing a provision for the restriction of a central digital currency (CBDC).

The US Senate Committee looking to pass the market structure in September

One of the first items of legislation on the Republican agenda on their return was to pass a bill that establishes the crypto market structure outside a committee and for a floor vote.

In July, Republicans in the Chamber passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act with the support of 78 Democrats, Moving a bill to the Senate For further amendments and debates. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the most unspecified voices in Congress who advises for less restriction and clearer crypto regulations, has become one of the leading Republicans calling for the market structure.