Senate Sets January Markups for Crypto Market Regulation

This January is crunch time for the Senate on cryptocurrency market regulation efforts.

After years of fits and starts on Capitol Hill, including key wins like the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act, two Senate committees have now scheduled simultaneous markup sessions for draft legislation on crypto markets for next Thursday (Jan. 15).

The two separate but interlocking hearings include markup sessions in the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Both committees must advance versions of the crypto market structure bill before a unified text can even reach the Senate floor.

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