Overview
(February 11, 2025, Washington, DC) – Steptoe Government Affairs and Public Policy partner, Coy Garrison, provided testimony to the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee addressing actions Congress and the SEC should take to build a regulatory framework for digital assets.
In his testimony, Garrison stated: "[R]egulatory actions, alone, will not be sufficient to stand up a comprehensive regime. Congress needs to fill regulatory gaps and provide clear jurisdictional lines by passing legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for digital asset market structure and dollar-denominated payment stablecoins."
Read the full testimony at the House of Representatives website.
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