He said that because there are “45 rulemakings required in this bill alone,” it’s likely that “the process of implementing this bill will not just run through this presidential term, it will probably run through the entirety of the next one.”
Source: Justin Slaughter
The crypto industry has long been asking for regulatory clarity from lawmakers.
Similar legislation has been slowed by rulemaking
Rulemaking involves individual regulators and agencies fleshing out the details of a law passed by legislators. It can include publishing proposed rules, seeking public comment, and issuing final regulations that have the force of law, which can be a lengthy process.
“Speaking from experience, Dodd-Frank still isn't finished today, and most of the non-CFTC rules were finished in that from 2013-2018, 3 to 8 years after passage,” Slaughter added.
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was a major US financial reform enacted in 2010 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, which subsequently took years of agency rulemaking before its rules reshaped markets.
Bill could die a few times before passing
The crypto market structure bill still has to pass before any rulemaking can start, and Slaughter speculates that could also take a while.
“I'll be watching on Thursday to see if there is a bipartisan process or things fall apart. But I've never seen a major bill that passed into law that didn't die a few times before it ultimately came though, so hope always springs eternal.”
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