US Senate Overturns SEC Rule Barring Firms From Holding Bitcoin
The US Senate has officially voted to overturn a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that prevents regulated financial firms from holding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The legislation, H.J. Res. 109, had previously passed in the US House last week. The decision approves the reversal of the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121. Subsequently, the legislative action against the regulators was met with bipartisan support. Now the joint resolution invalidating the previous SEC rule will reach the desk of the President. JUST IN: US Senate votes to overturn SEC rule preventing highly regulated financial firms from holding #Bitcoin and crypto. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) May 16, 2024 Also Read: US Senate Bill Proposes Bank-Like Regulations on DeFi US Senate Passes Bill Allowing Regulated Firms to Hold Bitcoin Over the last several years, the digital asset market and the SEC have formed a contentious relationship. A large part of that ha