The United States Department of Commerce is calling for submissions on how it can establish a framework that will bolster American economic competitiveness in digital assets including crypto and stablecoins.
The Department of Commerce (DoC) intends on ການເຜີຍແຜ່ a series of 17 questions in a request for comment through the International Trade Administration. The request will be published in the Federal Register on Thursday.
The questions pertain to the DoC’s efforts to develop a framework for challenges to the growth of American economics regarding digital assets, as requested by ຄຳສັ່ງບໍລິຫານຂອງປະທານາທິບໍດີ Joe Biden.
The questions will cover a range of topics related to crypto businesses in the U.S. such as views on how regulations can enhance competitiveness and what obstacles business owners currently face. It will also cover digital asset mining, likely in relations to Bitcoin (BTC) ແລະອີເທີ (ETH). One asks:
“What, if any, is the future role of digital assets mining in the U.S. digital assets sector? In what ways can the U.S. government and U.S. companies drive competitive, sustainable (for the environment and energy consumption) development of digital assets?”
The U.S. is currently the largest Bitcoin mining country, ການຜະລິດ 37.84% of the world’s hashing power as of January, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. By that metric, it appears there are many businesses that believe in the future of digital asset mining.
Remember Biden’s crypto executive order from two months ago?
Buried in it was homework for the Department of Commerce:
Make a plan for driving U.S. competitiveness and leadership in crypto.
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— Adam Kovacevich (@adamkovac) ອາດ 10, 2022
Among those miners, demand for sustainable energy sources and carbon neutrality is on the rise. Investors like Kevin O’Leary, who are driving demand for sustainable mining, told Cointelegraph on May 10 that the crypto industry is “at an interesting inflection point” when it comes to environmental conscientiousness.
Although the Federal Reserve Board reiterated in its May 9 Financial Stability Report that it currently has no plan to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC), one of the questions from the DoC will ask about the potential impact of a CBDC on business.
The DoC will also ask whether digital assets can help unbanked Americans gain access to the financial tools they may need but cannot get through traditional means. ການທະນາຄານທີ່ບໍ່ມີທະນາຄານ has long been a use case that crypto industry insiders boast as a natural fit for the technology:
“What role can the Federal government and the digital assets sector play to ensure that under-served Americans can benefit from the increased commercial availability of digital assets?”
The request for public comment will inform the DoC’s thinking in making the framework for an American digital asset business regulatory framework. This early, open approach toward the DoC’s efforts reflects Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s March 9 statement in ການຕອບສະຫນອງ to President Biden’s Executive Order. She said her department would promote “the resilience of the U.S. financial system” by working with digital assets industry partners to “mitigate risks for the businesses and individuals who rely on it.”
ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ: ອົງການຂອງສະຫະລັດເຕືອນຕໍ່ການໄຫຼເຂົ້າຂອງຊາວເກົາຫຼີເຫນືອໃນວຽກ IT ແລະ crypto ທາງອອນໄລນ໌
If the questions are published on Thursday as expected, comments will be accepted through July 5 and can be sent to [email protected].
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-dept-of-commerce-has-17-questions-to-help-develop-a-crypto-framework