US senators introduce long-awaited bill to define crypto market rules


FILE PHOTO: A representations of cryptocurrencies in this illustration created on January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. senators late on Monday ‌unveiled draft legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency which, if signed into law, would clarify financial regulators' jurisdiction over the ‌burgeoning sector, potentially boosting digital asset adoption.

The crypto industry has long pushed for such legislation, often arguing it is existential to the ‌future of digital assets in the U.S. and necessary to fix core, longstanding problems for crypto companies.

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