Sen. Lummis Weighs Changes to Crypto Bill Securities Treatment

April 20, 2023, 10:29 PM UTC

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said Thursday that lawmakers were considering altering her bipartisan cryptocurrency legislation to align it more closely with a senior House Republican’s proposal for securities regulation.

Lummis, who wrote legislation last year with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) codifying a legal framework for digital assets, said they might change the Senate bill amid negotiations with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

Lummis has been one of the most enthusiastic crypto supporters in Congress. She said McHenry had “hit upon” a “better fit for the functional purpose of digital assets that are securities” that ...

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