“The crypto ecosystem is very different from that of traditional assets, so the rules must be tailored accordingly and not capture ecosystem participants that don’t have a pathway to compliance,” stated Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Affiliation, in a press release shortly after the proposal emerged.
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