#美国众议院市场结构讨论草案 According to the official website of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and related reports, the draft discussion of the "2025 Digital Asset Market Structure Act" was jointly proposed by Congressman French Hill (Chairman of the Financial Services Committee), G.T. Thompson (Chairman of the Agriculture Committee), Bryan Steil (Chairman of the Digital Asset Subcommittee), and Dusty Johnson (Chairman of the Agriculture Committee's Digital Asset Subcommittee). Its aim is to establish a unified regulatory framework for the U.S. digital asset industry. Here are the core contents of the draft:
• Regulatory Division of Labor:
• Clarify the regulatory responsibilities of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• Digital assets may transition from securities (regulated by the SEC) to commodities (regulated by the CFTC) under certain conditions, or be subject to dual regulation simultaneously.
• The draft emphasizes that investment contract assets do not constitute “investment contracts” under securities law, thus excluding most cryptocurrencies (including ETH) from securities law, especially in cases where the degree of decentralization is sufficiently high.
• Definitions and Classifications:
• Clarify the definitions of digital commodities, stablecoins, self-custody rights, and decentralized finance (DeFi).
• Set standards for project decentralization, such as reducing the ownership ratio of related parties from 5% to 1%, to promote market democratization and reduce the dominance of large companies.
• Market Mechanisms:
• Establish registration mechanisms for exchanges, brokers, custodians, etc.
• Require crypto projects to publicly disclose information, allowing developers to raise funds under SEC regulation, or register as a digital commodity trade regulated by the CFTC.
• Objectives:
• Protect consumers, promote innovation, and fill regulatory gaps.
• Consolidate the U.S. leadership position in the global digital asset market and address the SEC's past issue of "overregulation."
The draft is currently in the opinion solicitation stage, with a joint hearing held on May 6 by the Digital Asset Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture Committee to discuss its future development.