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White House Unveils Detailed Crypto Policy Roadmap

Regulators are directed to use existing authorities to launch federal crypto trading as Bitcoin reserve plans remain undisclosed

Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration created on August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Overview

  • The 166-page report consolidates the administration’s digital asset strategy under President Trump’s January executive order, aligning policy across agencies and lawmakers
  • It instructs the SEC and CFTC to clarify rules on registration, custody, trading and recordkeeping to enable federal-level crypto markets immediately
  • The document reaffirms swift implementation of the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin framework and highlights the House’s Clarity Act as a blueprint for broader market structure legislation
  • It calls for modernized anti-money-laundering rules that protect national security without curbing self-custody and urges Congress to ban central bank digital currencies
  • The report offers no new details on the proposed federal Bitcoin reserve, leaving its timeline and funding approach unspecified