In an X post, the advocacy group warned that some of the recent amendments submitted for consideration could harm DeFi technology, users, and developers if they are implemented in the final text of the legislation.<\/p>\n
These amendments came from Democratic Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, Andy Kim, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, and Jack Reed, who collectively targeted core DeFi protections in the bill.<\/p>\n
Some of the most notable \u201canti-DeFi\u201d proposals include amendments by Senators Cortez Masto and Reed targeting the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), which exempts non-controlling developers and providers from federal money transfer requirements.<\/p>\n
According to DEF\u2019s assessment of the text, Cortez Masto\u2019s amendments \u201cre-write the BRCA to turn it from a shield to a sword against developers,\u201d and \u201cstrike protections for non-controlling developers\u201d in Sections 301 and 302.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, Reed\u2019s amendments reportedly include a \u201cdirect attack on Van Loon – 5th Circuit federal court decision by subjecting smart contracts to sanctions \u2018without regard to whether such contracts operate autonomously, can be modified, or are owned.\u2019\u201d In addition, he proposed eliminating the BRCS from the CLARITY Act.<\/p>\n
Other related amendments also target DeFi front ends, tokenization provisions, and expand BSA\/AML obligations for developers and digital asset businesses.<\/p>\n
DEF Urges Community Action<\/h2>\n
The DeFi Advocacy group called for action against the potential changes, urging X users to contact Senators\u2019 offices to oppose them. However, it noted that Thursday\u2019s markup will not consider every amendment. This gives the community a timely opportunity to press Senators to dismiss the proposals that would affect the industry.<\/p>\n
Responding to DEF\u2019s post, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov also slammed<\/a> the Senators for targeting the DeFi sector, affirming that they \u201care trying to push last-minute amendments into Clarity Act that would defeat its entire purpose\u201d and urging community members to act.<\/p>\n Moreover, Justin Slaughter, VP of Regulatory Affairs at Paradigm, highlighted<\/a> DEF\u2019s \u201canti-DeFi\u201d list, affirming that they are \u201cbasically the key amendments to watch,\u201d alongside those affecting stablecoin rewards, the use of digital assets for tax payments, the Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s (SEC) crypto guidelines and rules, and DeFi ability to operate.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that Senators submitted over 100 amendments to the CLARITY Act\u2019s text ahead of the markup vote, with roughly 40 of them coming from anti-crypto Senator Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n
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