Senate Democrats and Republican lawmakers have ended separate roundtable meetings focused on the Crypto Market Structure Bill. They engaged crypto industry leaders, including executives from Coinbase and Ripple, as discussions on the long-awaited legislation intensified.
Senators Push Faster Progress In Latest Crypto Market Structure Talks
According to sources cited by Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett, both meetings reflected determination to make faster progress. Lawmakers and industry leaders discussed advancing the Crypto Market Structure Bill after recent bipartisan talks. This builds on earlier efforts such as David Sacks’ meeting with Senate Republicans to accelerate the bill’s progress
The first meeting, hosted by Senate Democrats, began with over 30 minutes of introductions from industry representatives. Each participant outlined key priorities they wanted reflected in the Crypto Market Structure Bill.
Senators cautioned crypto executives not to serve as political allies for Republicans, noting that confidence had been shaken following a recent DeFi proposal leak. They warned that public disputes over negotiations could derail the bill’s progress.
Still, the senators assured attendees that “no slow walking was happening.” They emphasized that they remained committed to delivering comprehensive legislation that addressed the needs of both regulators and innovators.
Republican Session Underlines The Need To Include Regulations On DeFi
During the Republican session, the situation was characterized as ice cold, with bipartisan co-operation proving to be the popular theme. Industry players and legislators agreed that the Crypto Market Structure Bill must be stringent on anti-money laundering (AML) provisions. They also emphasized its need to curb other forms of illegal finance.
The other thing they highlighted was the need to clearly define the meaning of decentralised finance (DeFi). This will help ensure there’s the proposed regulation covers that sector completely.
The discussion produced two concrete recommendations. The first is to concentrate oversight on intermediaries rather than on blockchain protocols. Then, there’s need to have lawmakers and industry leaders review the bill line by line in an extended joint session.
Lawmakers Target Year-End Passage of Market Structure Bill
The meetings come amid mounting pressure on Congress to finalize the Market Structure Bill before the year’s end. As the senators appeared optimistic, development may be quick when the existing disagreements on the DeFi provisions end.
The bipartisan approach and the readiness to reconsider negotiations can be a crucial turn in regulating cryptocurrency in the United States. This is particularly important as upcoming macro events like the next Federal Reserve meeting could influence how markets react to policy directions.
Further contributions to the discussions are bound to be made over the next few days. Legislators would keep refining the final wording of the Crypto Market Structure Bill till it becomes adequate.
