Digital-Asset Rules Near Senate Test as Lawmakers Negotiate Three Safeguards
At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand argued that Congress can no longer leave digital assets in a regulatory gray zone as crypto, stablecoins and token markets become more widely used. In conversation with Jonathan Capehart, she made the case for bipartisan legislation that would split oversight between the SEC and CFTC while adding ethics rules for public officials, stronger consumer protections and enforcement against illicit finance. Gillibrand presented the effort as a test of whether lawmakers can govern a fast-moving financial sector without either protecting incumbents or deferring to crypto issuers.
The Aspen Institute·Jun 30, 2026·20 min read
