House rules committee to consider bill that provides regulatory clarity on digital assets

Digital Currency
By Dave Kovaleski  |  May 14, 2024

The House Committee on Rules will consider a bill that seeks to provide regulatory clarity for digital assets. Specifically, the rules committee will consider the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763). The FIT for the 21st Century Act is seen as a first step towards achieving regulatory clarity for digital assets. It provides robust consumer protections and regulatory certainty necessary to allow the digital asset ecosystem to flourish in the United ...

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