2026-01-15 00:51:00

A comprehensive review of the recent Senate Banking Committee legislative proposal raises significant regulatory concerns that warrant serious examination. The draft as currently structured presents several problematic provisions:

• Effectively restricts tokenized equity offerings, limiting innovation in securities tokenization
• Imposes sweeping DeFi restrictions with expansive government oversight authority
• Grants regulatory bodies excessive access to financial data and transaction monitoring

These measures could substantially constrain the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem's development in the United States. The proposed regulatory framework appears to prioritize government control over balanced market innovation, potentially driving digital asset activities offshore. Industry stakeholders argue the text requires substantial revision to address these compliance and policy gaps before moving forward.

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SchrodingerGas

· 10h ago

Here comes the old script again: "The government wants to choke us," which is truly boring. They're really going to cut off defi entirely, and this game-theoretic equilibrium will be instantly broken. The overseas arbitrage space is probably about to explode again; market efficiency will adjust itself. By the way, do these lawmakers really want to see crypto in the US die... Banning tokenized equity instantly makes innovative interactions infinitely costly. I bet five dollars that there will be a wave of exits soon.

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LiquidationAlert

· 10h ago

Coming back with this again? These guys in the Senate really think we're fools. They have such a strong desire for control but still insist on doing it officially.

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ser_we_are_ngmi

· 10h ago

Coming again? These guys just want to lock everything up in cages. At first, I thought there might be a turning point, but it turned out to be the same old story. Truly ridiculous. DeFi completely banned? What about our freedom? Why not just freeze all accounts directly?

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 10h ago

It's the same old story again, with the government wielding a hammer and looking for nails everywhere. When the supply chain is broken, America's on-chain business moves to Singapore and Dubai, and history repeats itself.

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0xInsomnia

· 10h ago

Here comes another set of big government tactics, really trying to lock everyone into a regulatory cage. DeFi is directly hammered to death, these lawmakers clearly don't understand how blockchain works.

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LiquidationOracle

· 10h ago

Is the US really going to push the crypto industry out? If this continues,

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GasBandit

· 10h ago

Here they come again, these senators just want to crush crypto into the ground. If the US can't play, then go to Singapore or the UAE. What's the use of such strict policies? DeFi fully banned? Wake up, this stuff has been flowing globally for a long time. Can you really block it? By the way, do these old legislators really understand blockchain, or are they just going to pull out another round of "the internet is a flood and a beast" drama? Regulatory authority keeps expanding, which is basically announcing that innovation is not welcome anymore, sad. They just push people overseas, and then regret it too late. This bill is not far from passing; we need to organize voices to oppose it quickly. Watching the show, waiting to see how they finally mess things up.

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