Crypto Market Structure Bill: Rep. Hill Sets June 10 Markup Date

The U.S. House of Representatives will officially move forward with reviewing a major crypto regulation bill. Congressman French Hill, who chairs the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, has scheduled a markup session for June 10 to discuss and potentially advance the crypto market structure bill.

The cryptocurrency market structure bill aims to establish a clear framework for regulating digital assets in the United States.  It seeks to determine which cryptocurrencies are securities and which are commodities, as authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The bill also clarifies the roles and responsibilities of these two key agencies in supervising the crypto industry. In addition, it proposes a legal framework for crypto exchanges, token issuers, and custodians to operate lawfully within the U.S. market. The central goal of the legislation is to protect consumers while also promoting innovation and growth in the digital asset space.

The bill is of interest to both parties and is viewed as a watershed moment to actually offer regulatory certainty to the crypto sector in the U.S., which has long lamented vague rules and enforcement-driven initiatives by the SEC. If this legislation passes, it would potentially deliver greater stability, investor faith, and innovation to the expanding U.S. crypto market.