At the end of the appointment of a US crypto czar and the announcement of the comprehensive crypto law, many believe during the “regulation by implementation” in the US has been done. But while the SEC and CFTC now have crypto-friendly chairpers, both state regulators and general lawyers have prepared to take place as aggressive crypto implementations.
For many years, aggressive “SEC regulation by implementation” approach has been steadily in the growth of the crypto industry and has caused many to call for a comprehensive regulatory framework that will end in “Crypto war “Sometimes and for all. For this reason, many in the industry come together to lend their support to pro-crypto candidates.
That approach has resulted. Donald Trump has been elected as the first president to tout his support for the crypto industry, despite his relatively antagonistic stance to crypto in his previous term. Ever since the office, Trump has appointed David Sacks as the first “crypto czar,” a group of a president in the digital asset markets and appointed temporary SEC and CFTC seats that expressed their support in the industry of the industry of Crypto.
But those federal changes will not end aggressive actions on implementing the state regulators faced with public pressure to take action to reign in crypto. Many in the industry face aggressive implementation from regulators such as the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), which has recently acquired A $ 37 Million Removal From a Crypto lending platform. Regulators like the NYDFS are aggressive even when the SEC is engaged in aggressive crypto tactics, so when the SEC scales restore its efforts, you can expect them to fill the void.
Other states follow the leadership of New York. In late 2023, California implemented the Digital Financial Assets Law, empowering the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to licensed and repair digital ownership. And the Illinois legislature recently began to consider a new bill called the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act that would empower the state to organize any company engaged in the “digital asset business activity” to a resident of Illinois.
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It is possible that the new federal law may limit state regulators’ ability to bring their own implementation issues. On February 4, the seats of the House and Senate committee expressed confidence in passing a comprehensive law that would create a regulation framework for the crypto within the next 100 days. Since the federal law of the state law preempts, the new law may revive in some state regulatory activities.
But although state regulators have been hemmed by new law, that law does not limit the capacity of state attorne . State ages had earlier brought the suits that the “SEC regulation by implementing” the crusade was throughout the time. In 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit stating that a crypto trading platform misses itself as an exchange. Later that year, the platform set up $ 22 million and agreed not to do business with New Yorkers forward.
Be sure, a national framework of regulation and the presence of pro-crypto regulators in Washington will provide more certainty and predictable for the crypto industry. But anyone who believes that “regulation by implementation” has ended. You can still expect aggressive suits and regulator activities in the coming years. The area can move from the SEC to the states, but the impact on crypto businesses and their customers will remain.
