The time for Clarity is here: The next-generation Telecoms Act

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Today, Congress stands at a crossroads: the United States can remain the world’s technological and financial capital or give it all away, potentially to adversaries who are mounting an active challenge to U.S dominance. The crypto market structure legislation currently moving through Congress, the Clarity Act, is unlike anything we’ve seen since the Telecommunications Act of 1996: a large-scale, forward-looking effort to embrace technological change and introduce consumer safeguards for a nascent technology. Like that earlier landmark law, this effort enjoys broad bipartisan support and requires coordination across multiple committees. And that only happens when Congress recognizes the high stakes. For too long, American financial policy has been in a reactive crouch. Since the 2008 financial crisis, virtually every major piece of legislation – from Dodd-Frank to subsequent banking reforms – has been backward-looking, designed to address past crises rather than prepare for the next frontier. While these measures serve important purposes, they’ve left us with a regulatory framework built for yesterday’s risks, not tomorrow’s opportunities. Crypto market structure legislation can break this pattern. For the first time since the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of nearly three decades ago, we have the chance to enact comprehensive financial policy measures that aren’t precipitated by crisis. Some argue that nearly centuries-old securities laws already cover what crypto needs, or even claim that the industry would prefer to have no regulation at all. As someone who has spent his career cutting red tape and championing the free market, I can understand where those arguments come from. In this case, though, they are simply wrong. Those who claim the legal status quo for crypto is just fine have not listened to what businesses large and small are actually saying. They are asking for rules to operate. When entrepreneurs know boundaries, they build confidently within them. The internet and the thousands of startups that made America the world’s tech leader flourished not despite regulation, but because smart regulation created the infrastructure and protections users and investors required. Over time, decentralized innovations can also prove their worth within a regulatory framework. But first, we need the framework itself. The framework in the Clarity Act can ensure entrepreneurs feel confident in creating jobs and building businesses without fear of arbitrary or unexplained crackdowns. Upon becoming law, it will establish protections for consumers and investors, and give law enforcement agencies the tools they need to identify and stop criminals and bad actors seeking to hurt the American people. I’m proud of many bills passed during my tenure in Congress, including as chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, that made important strides forward, but this effort dwarfs them in scope and significance. This legislation is governance at its best: Congress identifying an emerging sector with enormous potential, and responding with the regulatory clarity needed for that sector to flourish within appropriate guardrails. While there is disagreement on precise details, almost everyone – from entrepreneurs and investors to academics and policymakers – agrees that this regulatory clarity is crucial for blockchain technologies and the innovation and economic growth they enable to thrive. What gives me confidence that we are closer than ever to a breakthrough is the remarkably broad support this has garnered in Congress. The GENIUS Act, which regulates stablecoins, passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan backing. And various crypto market structure bills have attracted sponsors across parties and ideological spectrums. Members understand digital assets aren’t disappearing and recognize it’s time to act. Other countries are moving aggressively, and global capital and innovation will flow to markets with clear rules. The Clarity Act is our best chance to maintain America’s role as home for global capital markets deployed in the world’s safest, most resilient regulatory environment, with rule of law and property rights clearly defined. This is about digital assets, but it’s also about deciding if America will lead the 21st-century economy and set the pace for the world or only react to crises. This piece originally appeared in Fortune . This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. 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The introduction of the next-generation Telecoms Act is an attempt to fundamentally reshape the regulatory landscape of the telecommunications industry. The bill aims to promote infrastructure investment and technological standardization, which is expected to directly impact the revenue structure of telecom carriers. Investors should closely monitor changes in capital expenditures and the competitive landscape of market share following the bill's passage.

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