The new bill will give the US Treasury the right to arbitrarily close crypto exchanges
It has not yet been adopted, but has already caused panic among market participants
Human rights activists are looking for tools to convince the authorities to reverse
Today we wrote about the new bill “America COMPETES Act of 2022. He is launching a series of measures to maintain US economic dominance over China. One of the clauses of the bill gives the Minister of Finance the right to arbitrarily close crypto exchanges.
Human rights activists are rioting
Human rights activists and non-profit organizations have already raised a wave of panic about new government initiatives. Coin Center, Congressman Tom Emmer and representatives of Blockchain Caucus expressed their protest.
So, politician Tom Emmer calls these laws dictatorial:
“This makes the American people powerless before the SEC”
(Note SEC – US Securities and Exchange Commission)
What is the essence of arbitrariness
The Minister of Finance still has the right to close accounts suspected of money laundering. But first he must notify the public and give the company 120 days to correct comments. The ban cannot last longer than 20 days.
The proposed bill abolishes this procedure and gives the Minister the right to launch “special measures”. To do this, it is enough to accuse any exchange of “potential money laundering”. After that, the crypto-exchange is closed without public discussions and forever.
What’s next
The current bill is just the plans of the authorities, and so far it is only on paper. In the future, it will go through several stages of discussions and approvals. Therefore, it is possible that some rules and articles will simply disappear (and the whole bill consists of 300 pages). On the other hand, given the political pressure, Congress may well take such steps. So we continue to follow the events and what impact they will have on the cryptocurrency industry.
