US Senate Agriculture Committee delays crypto market structure bill markup

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he’s delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time to secure bipartisan support.

The US Senate Agriculture Committee has pushed its markup of the crypto market structure bill to the end of January, saying it needs more time to garner support for the legislation.

Committee Chairman John Boozman said on Monday that he wanted to advance a bipartisan-supported bill and has “made meaningful progress and had constructive discussions as we work toward this goal.”

“To finalize the remaining details and ensure the broad support this legislation requires, additional time is needed before moving to markup,” he added. “The committee will mark up this legislation during the last week of January.”

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