Report

Bipartisan Proposal Attempts to Provide Solutions for Comprehensive Regulation of Digital Assets

June 15, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), a bipartisan effort to develop and provide greater regulatory clarity to the eclectic digital asset industry. Since releasing the text of the bill, Senators Lummis and Gillibrand launched a strong public lobbying campaign, discussing the bill at fundraisers, joint conference panel appearances, and other events as an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation and reassertion of US leadership in the distributed ledger technology fintech and investment space. The RFIA would create a more coherent and consistent regulatory framework for the digital asset industry, and encourage responsible financial innovation, flexibility, transparency, and robust consumer protection.