The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that, if approved by the Senate and signed by President Biden, would make clearer the rules surrounding cryptocurrencies classified as securities or commodities.
The Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act, introduced by North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry, would “direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] and the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] to jointly establish a digital asset working group.”
#BREAKING: The House just passed 6 bipartisan Financial Services bills, including Ranking Member @PatrickMcHenry’s Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act.
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— Financial Services GOP (@FinancialCmte) April 20, 2021
That working group would be composed of both SEC and CFTC employees, as well as FinTech companies working in the digital asset sphere, financial firms overseen by either agency, academic researchers,
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