Senate Agriculture's Top Dem: Crypto Market Structure Effort Needs 'Serious Changes'

Senate Agriculture's Top Dem: Crypto Market Structure Effort Needs 'Serious Changes'

The Senate Agriculture Committee leapt into Congress' negotiation over crypto's market structure legislation with a hearing on Tuesday, and its ranking Democrat, Senator Amy Klobuchar, outlined the significant changes she'd like to see before she'd embrace the effort to set up digital assets regulations.As the House potentially nears passage of its own market structure bill in the Digital Asset Markets Clarity Act (despite a procedural delay on …

Senate Committee Asks: Is Crypto a Commodity?

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2025 – What is cryptocurrency, and who should regulate it?That was the question witnesses and legislators sought to answer at a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry.Though legislators and witnesses were in agreement that regulatory gaps in crypto markets needed to be addressed, and that the Commodity Future Trading Commission should play a major role in filling those gaps, differenc…

FIA on Federal Oversight of Digital Commodities - Markets Media

Testimony of Walt Lukken President and CEO of FIA US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Stakeholder Perspectives on Federal Oversight of Digital Commodities July 15, 2025 Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the regulation of digital commodities. I am President and CEO of FIA, the leading trade organization for the futures, options and cleare…

Klobuchar Pushes Back on Crypto Bill, Demands Major Revisions

Senator Amy Klobuchar signaled strong opposition to the current U.S. crypto market structure proposals during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, asserting that serious changes are needed before she can support the effort. Her stance could complicate the path forward for the Digital Asset Markets Clarity Act, which the House is attempting to advance despite procedural setbacks. As the Senate begins its own work on digital asset regulation, K…