Crypto bill talks picking up in Senate after clearing a key vote, Sen. Boozman says
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said he feels “very strongly” about reaching Senate agreement — likely this year — on a cryptocurrency market structure bill, even after Democrats backed out of supporting the version his committee advanced last week.
“Everybody is really working hard right now and I think getting it through a committee has kind of shown that we can make some momentum and that’s been a good thing,” Boozman said in an interview Tuesday with CNBC.
Boozman’s committee has been working to create a national regulatory structure under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the burgeoning industry. The next step would be the Senate Banking Committee approving its version of a crypto market…
