Crypto lobby wants software dev protections added to crypto bill

The largest US crypto lobbying groups have asked lawmakers to include protections for software developers and infrastructure providers in a bill aiming to regulate the crypto space.

A joint statement on June 5 by the DeFi Education Fund, Coin Center, the Solana Policy Institute, The Digital Chamber, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovatio, and the Bitcoin Policy Institute requested an additional bill be tacked on to a crypto market structure bill.

The group urged lawmakers to add the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), exempting…