Yesterday the White House published President Trump’s executive order on digital financial technology. It creates a digital asset working group, which will be responsible for proposing federal regulatory framework within six months. White House AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks will chair the group, which consists of the heads of 11 government agencies. That includes the Treasury Secretary, Commerce Secretary, SEC Chair and CFTC Chair. Despite the regulations covering stablecoin payments, the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators are not included.
However, there is a caveat that the Chair can invite other agencies that have relevant expertise.
While the executive order includes evaluating the potential for creating a national digital asset stockpile, it states this will likely come from asset seizures.
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