The White House released its first comprehensive framework this month for the Responsible Development of Digital Assets following President Joe Biden’s March 9 executive order. The order called for regulators to assess the industry and develop recommendations to safeguard investors while simultaneously promoting innovation. While more work is needed, the framework is a step in the right direction as it shows the willingness of regulators to provide the industry with the much-needed regulatory clarity it seeks.
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While these certainly are positives, a CBDC’s main flaw stems from centralization. Having a centralized system governing CBDCs means they are much more easily tracked, have more vulnerable systems when compared to that of Bitcoin, and can lead to a potential increase in data breaches.
With that said, Biden’s officials are simply exploring the use case for CBDCs, meaning that he and his regulators are gathering feedback to determine the best course of action.
Cryptocurrencies have existed for over a decade. Yet, despite the industry looking to the government to provide the regulatory clarity needed to remove much of the uncertainty and doubt, it has not been until this year that the industry finally received an indication of what that clarity may look like.
Biden and the regulatory agencies that submitted nine reports to him have created the first-ever comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. It does a commendable job targeting the areas that are most in need of regulation and by increasing research in this area along with listening to market experts, what is a great first step can become exactly what the industry needs to continue to grow and innovate without a looming threat over its shoulder.
Mitesh Shah is the founder and CEO of Omnia Markets, an artificial intelligence firm providing expertise on financial analytics, trends and insights in the cryptocurrency industry. He specializes in finance and technology and holds an MBA in finance from St. John’s University-Tobin College of Business, as well as a certificate in machine learning from Stanford University.
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