Regulatory Clarity: U.S. Senate's 'Digital Asset Market Structure Bill' Scheduled
The Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture has officially announced that the 'Digital Asset Market Structure Bill' will undergo a 'markup'—the final revision and voting stage before legislation—on January 27. This marks the most critical step in U.S. crypto regulation to date. The bill aims to clearly delineate jurisdiction between the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) and the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).
If the bill explicitly defines Bitcoin, Ethereum, and certain high-decentralized public blockchain tokens as 'digital commodities,' it will completely remove the looming threat of securities classification hanging over these projects.
Meanwhile, many traditional institutions have been waiting for this green light. Once the regulatory framework becomes clear, banks and asset management giants will be more willing to allocate capital to crypto assets beyond BTC. Additionally, DeFi blue-chips such as Uniswap (UNI) and Aave (AAVE) are likely to attract institutional interest once compliance clarity is achieved.
