参议员 Ron Wyden 呼吁参议院领导人确保《区块链监管确定性法案》在提交审议时保留在《清晰法案》中。 美国民主党参议员 Ron Wyden 敦促参议院领导人确保立法者希望在中期选举前通过的加密货币市场结构立法中保留对加密货币开发商的保护。 根据 Crypto in America 播客联合创始人 Eleanor Terrett 周三分享的一封信,怀登告诉参议院少数党领袖约翰·图恩 (John Thune) 和参议院多数党领袖查尔斯·舒默 (Charles Schumer) 保留《清晰法案》中的一部分,即区块链监管确定性法案 (BRCA)。 怀登写道:“制作和发布允许人们管理自己的数字资产的软件的开发人员——更重要的是,如果开发人员无法控制用户资产——不应该仅仅因为他们创建或发布软件而被视为资金转移者。” 这封信是在某些团体和立法者反对 BRCA 后发出的。一些执法组织和天主教组织联盟上个月表示,这可能会在对非法活动的监督方面造成漏洞。
与此同时,加密货币团体敦促参议院保持该部分完整,认为非托管技术的开发商无法控制用户资金,不应被视为金融中介机构。 关于该法案条款的谈判正在进行中。参议院领导人正在推动该法案在本月获得通过,并希望将一项得到广泛支持的法案提交表决,以避免长时间的辩论。 Wyden:美国需要 BRCA 才能保持竞争力 怀登在信中指出,将加密货币开发商视为货币传输者“在美国必须保持全球竞争力之际,会惩罚具有重要战略意义的领域的技术创新和进步。” 他补充说,BRCA 反映了金融犯罪执法网络的指导,并为开源和非托管项目的开发商“继续在美国建立和发展去中心化金融生态系统”提供了法律确定性。
怀登写道:“明智的政策将使执法部门能够更好地开展工作,同时促进创新。” “随着参议院继续审议《澄清法案》,我敦促你们将《区块链监管确定性法案》纳入任何立法方案中。” 相关:博彩组织敦促国会在《清晰法案》中禁止预测市场体育博彩 参议院在进行全体投票之前,《澄清法案》中的其他条款也存在争议,在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普透露去年他从加密货币利益中赚取了 14 亿美元后,一些立法者呼吁对政府官员参与加密货币制定更严格的道德条款。 支持该法案的立法者希望在本届国会结束之前通过该法案,以避免明年必须将其重新引入新一届国会。 然而,该法案在 11 月中期选举之前通过的时间越来越紧,因为国会也将在 8 月休会一个月。 由于时间紧迫,Galaxy Digital 最近将《清晰度法案》今年成为法律的可能性降低至 50%,并表示参议院在 8 月休会前没有足够的时间推动该法案。
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Senator Ron Wyden has called on Senate leaders to ensure the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in the CLARITY Act when it is brought to the floor.
US Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has urged Senate leaders to ensure that crypto developer protections stay in the crypto market structure legislation that lawmakers are looking to pass ahead of the midterms.
Wyden told Senate Minority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to preserve a section of the CLARITY Act known as the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), according to a letter shared by Crypto in America podcast co-founder Eleanor Terrett on Wednesday.
“Developers who make and release software that allows people to manage their own digital assets — and, critically, where the developer does not control user assets — should not be treated as money transmitters solely because they create or publish software,” Wyden wrote.
The letter comes after certain groups and lawmakers opposed the BRCA. A group of law enforcement organizations and a coalition of Catholic organizations last month argued it could create gaps in the oversight of illicit activity.
Meanwhile, crypto groups have urged the Senate to keep the section intact, arguing that developers of non-custodial technology can’t control user funds and should not be treated as financial intermediaries.
Negotiations over provisions in the bill are ongoing. Senate leaders are pushing for the bill to be passed this month, and will want to bring to the floor a bill that has wide support to avoid prolonged debate.
BRCA needed for US to remain competitive: Wyden
In his letter, Wyden argued that treating crypto developers as money transmitters “punishes technological innovation and advancement in strategically important areas at a time when the United States must remain globally competitive.”
He added that the BRCA reflects guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and gives legal certainty for developers of open-source and non-custodial projects “to continue building and developing the decentralized finance ecosystem right here in the United States.”
“Smart policy will empower law enforcement to do its job and facilitate innovation at the same time,” Wyden wrote. “As the Senate continues its consideration of the Clarity Act, I urge you to include the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act in any legislative package.”
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The Senate has other provisions in the CLARITY Act that are at issue before it can go to a floor vote, with some lawmakers calling for tighter ethics provisions on government officials’ involvement in crypto after US President Donald Trump revealed he made $1.4 billion from his crypto interests last year.
Lawmakers who back the bill want to pass it before this Congress is out to avoid having to reintroduce it into a new Congress next year.
However, the timeline for the bill to pass before the midterm elections in November is tightening, as Congress will also take a monthlong recess in August.
That tight timeline saw Galaxy Digital recently cut its odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law this year to 50%, saying that the Senate is running out of time to move on the bill before its August recess.
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