Unidentified speaker urges legal clarity to lure blockchain businesses
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At a meeting labeled Agriculture: House Committee, an unidentified speaker said the U.S. has lagged on blockchain policy and urged ‘durable clarity on the law’ to attract domestic and overseas blockchain companies and capture economic opportunities.
At a meeting labeled Agriculture: House Committee, an unidentified speaker said the United States has "lagged behind" other countries on blockchain policy and called for durable legal clarity to attract and retain blockchain businesses.
"We are at a watershed moment today," the unidentified speaker said. "Durable clarity on the law is what we need today to ensure that we can capture the opportunities presented by blockchain technology." The speaker added that "people are coming back" and that "new companies are coming into the space especially from overseas."
The speaker framed the issue as a competitiveness concern, saying the lack of updated law has "threatened [the nation's] leadership role on this issue" and that clearer rules would allow innovators to build with fewer legal uncertainties. No bills, motions, amendments, or vote outcomes on blockchain policy are recorded in the provided transcript.
The transcript does not record additional presenters, formal questions, or any committee action on the matter. The remarks in the record consist of an argument for updated statutory or regulatory guidance to govern blockchain firms and related activity.
The meeting record provided does not specify next steps, sponsorship of draft legislation, or any deadline for action on the matter.