The U.S. Senate is preparing a December vote on a landmark crypto market structure bill that would finally clarify SEC vs. CFTC oversight, strengthen investor protections, and align with President Trump’s push to make America the “crypto capital of the world.”

The story is about a Senate push to move forward with a broad crypto market structure bill that would define when digital assets fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission versus the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In January 2026, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a market structure measure on a party-line vote, with supporters saying it would clarify CFTC authority over spot digital commodities and add consumer protections, while also noting it would need to be merged with a separate Senate Banking Committee draft covering SEC jurisdiction.

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