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Choi: 80% of G20 nations have enacted or drafted crypto regulations

Emily Choi · Regulating Crypto in the Name of National Competitiveness · Mar 5, 2024 · at 1:30

Emilie Choi is President and COO of Coinbase. Speaking at the a16z American Dynamism Summit, she argues that the U.S. is falling behind global peers in enacting clear crypto legislation.

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“For example, 80% of the G-twenty Now either has enacted or is in the process of enacting crypto legislation and regulation, and we just haven't done anything here.”

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The claim, plainly

Eighty percent of G20 nations have either enacted or are in the process of enacting cryptocurrency legislation and regulation, while the U.S. has not.

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Assessment

According to PwC's Global Crypto Regulation Report (2024 Outlook) and Atlantic Council regulatory trackers from early 2024, over 16 of the 20 G20 member jurisdictions (80% or more) had either enacted formal cryptocurrency legislation/regulation or were actively engaging in formal legislative/regulatory processes. Furthermore, as of March 2024, the United States had not enacted comprehensive federal crypto-specific statutory frameworks (such as FIT21 or stablecoin legislation), relying instead on enforcement of existing financial laws. Therefore, the claim is supported by official regulatory trackers and reports from the specified timeframe.

PwC's 2024 Outlook reported that over 16 of the 20 G20 member nations (80%+) had enacted legislation/regulation or were actively engaging in formal regulatory processes.
The Atlantic Council reported in early 2024 that 12 G20 member countries had enacted crypto regulatory frameworks and all 20 were engaged in active study, pilots, or legislative processes.
As of March 2024, the U.S. Congress had not enacted comprehensive federal statutory frameworks specifically for spot cryptocurrency markets or stablecoins.

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[1] a16z.com [2] a16z.com [3] cryptoslate.com [4] mcgill.ca [5] vneconomy.vn [6] garp.org [7] postfactum.co.uk [8] mdpi.com

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