U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Reps. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) and Mike Flood (R-NE) are working to overturn a controversial Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff accounting bulletin, SAB 121, that places restrictions on the custody of digital assets by public companies, including banks and trust companies, on behalf of their customers. On Feb.
On June 7, 2022, U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), a bill that would create the first comprehensive regulatory framework of digital assets in the United States.
The 69-page bipartisan proposal—which consists of eight titles and 54 sections—covers a myriad of issues related to
The U.S. Senate passed its infrastructure bill (the “Bill”) that includes additional cryptocurrency reporting requirements, which are expected to generate $28 billion in revenue. The Bill currently does not provide the IRS with any additional funding to increase tax enforcement, as contemplated earlier. However, the Bill includes a provision on information reporting for cryptocurrency transactions