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It is not going to be a quiet December in the nation’s Capitol. In the coming weeks leading to the holiday season, expect crypto activity to be stirring as hopes for passage of digital assets market structure legislation dwindles.
But all is not lost. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is optimistic about committee votes of the two Senate bills in December. He shared this sentiment in a news interview two weeks ago.
“Next month, we believe we can mark up and vote in both committees and get this to the floor of the Senate early next year so that President Trump will sign the legislation making America the crypto capital of the world.”
Any vote in the Chamber before Congress recesses for the holidays would be viewed as a good sign for those with visions of sugar-plums.
To keep the drumbeat high, crypto policy forums will also be abundant during a time that would typically be all about swanky Washington, DC holiday parties.
Here’s a snapshot of Web3 and DeFi events for the policy junkies who wish for more crypto before the year ends:
Dec 3: APCO is hosting a special Briefing on the future of digital assets with Craig Salm, Chief Legal Officer at Grayscale Investments, and Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House.
Dec 4: The Fintech SEC Investor Advisory Committee will host a virtual public meeting, which will include two panels: Regulatory Changes in Corporate Governance and Tokenization of Equities.
Dec 8-9: Blockchain Association is hosting its annual Policy Summit, which will feature U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (MD).
Dec 10: Blockchain Foundation is convening a Delegation of Web3 women during the 6th Annual Congressional Briefing of Women of Color in Blockchain.
Dec 11: Prosperity Now, Intersect public Affairs, Blockchain Foundation are hosting a Capitol Hill Luncheon Briefing to release a National Research Report on CDFIs, MDIs and digital assets funded by a Kellogg Foundation grant.
Dec 11: The Consumer Federation of America’s Financial Services Conference will feature a panel, “Crypto Laws and Regulations: Leveling the Playing Field or Lowering the Bar?”
Dec 15: The SEC Crypto Task Force is hosting an in-person Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable.
