Paradigm and Partners Address Senate's Cryptocurrency Legislation

According to PANews, Dan Robinson, General Partner and Head of Research at Paradigm, announced on the X platform that his team, along with Multicoin Capital, Chainlink, Electric Capital, Galaxy, Ribbit Capital, and Tribe Capital, has submitted a letter to the Senate Banking Committee regarding the proposed cryptocurrency market structure legislation. The Senate's draft differs from the House-passed CLARITY Act, particularly on the regulation of token securities. Paradigm believes the Senate's 'ancillary asset' approach is more favorable for the crypto industry. Both legislative proposals are seen as improvements over the Howey Test system, which is considered difficult to apply and potentially counterproductive. The Senate's draft is noted for its simplicity, avoiding the imposition of rigid frameworks on decentralized tokens and protocols. It includes exclusion clauses to prevent misuse, specifying that assets with certain financial rights are not considered ancillary assets.