Senator Cynthia Lummis announced that she will be the first Chair of the new Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets. She stated that her main priorities are creating an industry-friendly regulatory framework and a US Bitcoin Reserve.
Lummis has demonstrated a long-term commitment to these goals, but her role on the Subcommittee was not enough to pass them alone. Trump will need to maintain active political support to realize these ambitious goals.
Lummis Will Chair the Digital Assets Subcommittee
Senator Cynthia Lummis has been an ally of crypto-friendly regulations since before this Subcommittee was created. Last year, she became the clear leader in the pro-crypto legislative movement. She has consistently criticized harsh regulations and advocated for a US Bitcoin Reserve.
This morning, Lummis Notification Regarding her appointment as Chairman of the Subcommittee, increasing her influence:
“Digital assets are the future, and if the United States wants to continue to lead the globe in financial innovation, Congress urgently needs to pass bipartisan legislation to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets digital and strengthen the USD with a strategic bitcoin reserve,” Lummis stated in her announcement.
Since President Trump took office this week, a new era for US cryptocurrency regulation has begun. Before his inauguration, he announced his intention to create this Senate Subcommittee. Senator Lummis was select to become Chairman, but this appointment was officially confirmed today.
Key members of the cryptocurrency community have begun to express skepticism about Trump’s genuine commitment to the industry, especially after he turned a blind eye to it in his first day of executive orders.
However, his pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht eased some of these concerns. Now that Senator Lummis will chair this new Subcommittee, confidence is growing further.
In the initial announcement, Lummis was very clear that her two priorities were advocating for good regulation and the growing movement for a US Bitcoin Reserve.
Considering her long history of advocating for these issues, it seems safe to conclude that she will pursue these goals aggressively.
However, ultimately this will not be enough to create comprehensive changes. Some industry leaders believe the Senate will not support it, and the outgoing Biden administration has pushed to sell existing stockpiles.
Ultimately, Lummis will have an influential voice as Chairman of this new Subcommittee, but Trump will need to provide his own proactive support.
