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The House Financial Services Committee has engaged in a debate on Wednesday over a proposed rule by the <a href="https://coingape.com/cfpb-targets-tech-with-crypto-asset-regulation/?utm_source=cgtelegram" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a> (CFPB), which could extend its supervisory authority to include digital payment applications, such as PayPal and Venmo, and potentially cryptocurrencies.&nbsp;
<h2 id="clash-of-opinions-on-crypto-regulation">Clash of Opinions on Crypto Regulation</h2>
In a congressional hearing on digital assets and financial technology, House Republicans and Democrats had stark differences in their opinions on the CFPB’s proposed rule, highlighting the larger <a href="https://coingape.com/cftc-chair-urges-congress-to-pass-crypto-regulation-legislation/?utm_source=cgtelegram" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">cryptocurrency regulation</a> debate. Some of the Republicans also contended that the CFPB could be engaging in overreach by possibly incorporating digital currencies into the span of its regulatory jurisdiction without proper legal foundation.&nbsp;
However, Representative Mike Flood raised issues with the agency’s jurisdiction over the crypto industry, saying that such control needs to have a robust legal basis.
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 "The CFPB needs to go back to the drawing board, work to protect consumers, and not hinder innovation."
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On the other hand, the Democrats were in favor of covering the cryptocurrencies under the control of CFPB due to the high volatility levels and risks of digital currencies. In his speech, Representative Stephen Lynch singled out the collapse of many cryptocurrencies, which caused substantial financial losses on behalf of the investors, to demonstrate the necessity of regulatory supervision.
<h2 id="proposed-cfpb-rule-details">Proposed CFPB Rule Details</h2>
This rule, “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications”, is introduced in November. It targets the “larger nonbank companies” under the CFPB’s watch, particularly the digital wallet and payment app service providers. This measure might cause these firms to be subjected to the regulatory requirements of a regular bank if they carry out more than five million transactions per year.
For instance, critics like Jack Solowey from the Cato Institute contend that the rule could improperly extend the jurisdiction of the government into the cryptocurrency sector by including crypto transactions and self-hosted wallets in its scope.&nbsp;
This resulted in worry for republican leaders, who never believed in CFPB, but now it may affect the digital assets and the demand for the <a href="https://coingape.com/elizabeth-warrens-influence-financial-regulators-sparks-concerns/?utm_source=cgtelegram" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">rule</a>.
<h2 id="seeking-regulatory-clarity-and-preventing-crises">Seeking Regulatory Clarity and Preventing Crises</h2>
The CFPB’s proposed rule debate is part of the broader demand for regulatory clarity in the digital asset space. Representative Warren Davidson compared the current regulatory environment to “Hotel California,” where crypto companies ask for clear guidance but end up in limbo between definitions with no firm answers.
Emphasizing the importance of control, Christopher Odinet, a law professor at the University of Iowa, referred to the failure of the FTX exchange as a perfect illustration of the opaqueness and dangerousness of the crypto activity. The collapse of FTX, a former major player in cryptocurrency trading, is a high-profile failure that has revealed the weaknesses in the security of customer funds in the digital currency industry.
<h2 id="industry-response-and-outlook">Industry Response and Outlook</h2>
The Crypto Council for Innovation, among other industry stakeholders, has expressed concerns that the CFPB’s rule could further fragment the <a href="https://coingape.com/senator-elizabeth-warren-pushes-for-equitable-regulations-in-crypto-and-ai/?utm_source=cgtelegram" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">regulatory landscape</a> for digital assets. The council argues that the rule preemptively encroaches on an area already governed by state and federal regulations without clear directives from Congress or prior engagement with the industry.
As the CFPB reviews feedback from the comment period on the rule, which concluded in January, the debate within the House Financial Services Committee reflects the broader challenges and complexities of regulating the digital asset ecosystem.&nbsp; Consequently, the outcome of this regulatory discussion could have significant implications for the future of digital currencies, payment applications, and the broader financial technology sector.
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