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Blockchain and digital infrastructure are reshaping the landscape of financial innovation, offering unparalleled opportunities for efficiency and growth. However, these advancements also bring challenges that require careful navigation. Patrick McHenry, Vice Chair of Ondo Finance and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Zach Nunn, U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, join Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss the future of digital assets, crypto regulation and policy, as well as the importance of national security in financial innovation.
Chairman McHenry thinks a broader digital asset bill signed into law this summer. "From what I hear from my former colleagues, they are working really intensely hard on the policy,” he says. "I think the president's going to get a bill signed into law before the end of the summer on market structure. That is really fast, quite ambitious, and I am really proud of that the policymakers on a bipartisan basis are trying to make that happen."
Congressman Nunn introduced bipartisan legislation in 2023 — The Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act — to combat China, prevent cyberattacks and protect U.S. intellectual property.
“[The bill highlights that] we need to have a comprehensive government approach to this with our private sector partners, building a blockchain-first model that ensures not only for our financial sector, but data is becoming the new gold rush, as it were," Congressman Nunn explains. "We've got to make sure that we've got this underpinned right here in the United States in order for it not only to be successful for every user, but to make sure that our adversaries aren't building the rails in which this is going to ride on and can steal that, shut it down, or corrupt it at any moment, which becomes a real concern."