US senators challenge DOJ’s broad definition of crypto money transmitters

Oluwapelumi Adejumo

Two US lawmakers have opposed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) attempt to expand the definition of a money-transmitting business. In a May 9 letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden argued that the DOJ’s broad interpretation could criminalize non-custodial crypto asset software services. According to the lawmakers: “The DOJ’s unprecedented […]

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