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It’s time for the feds to define digital commodities

Published 10/15/2022, 02:59 PM
Updated 10/15/2022, 05:00 PM
It’s time for the feds to define digital commodities

This month, the European Union (EU) agreed on the text for a unified licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges to operate across the EU bloc as part of its Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). The United States — despite being a traditional global leader in legal frameworks for technological innovation — has not provided that same regulatory clarity.

National cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. are regulated at the state level through a patchwork of money transmission laws that overburden companies while under-protecting consumers. In our view, many digital tokens are properly characterized as digital commodities rather than securities. Yet, a unified federal regime for cryptocurrency exchanges listing digital commodities does not exist.

Chen Li is the CEO of Youbi Capital, a digital asset VC and accelerator.
Ivo Entchev is a blockchain attorney and legal adviser to Youbi.

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