The US Congress's attitude towards cryptocurrencies is shifting. The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee's Digital Assets Subcommittee recently confirmed that he will not seek re-election after his term ends in January 2027, signaling that a key figure who has long championed the crypto regulatory framework is about to depart.

This senator has promoted several important digital asset regulation bills over the past few years and has worked with other lawmakers to clarify the boundaries of the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) in crypto asset regulation. Their goal is to establish a clear and enforceable digital asset regulatory framework to provide legal certainty for this rapidly evolving market.

With this pro-regulation figure stepping down, industry focus shifts to: will the new Congress continue this regulatory process? How will the US digital asset regulatory framework ultimately take shape? These questions will gradually emerge over the next few years.