Bipartisan legislation is in the works to regulate cryptocurrency in the United States, with Arkansas' senior senator John Boozman co-sponsoring the bill. We speak to Senator Boozman about the call to regulation, the importance of making the work bipartisan, and how to stay knowledgable about a rapidly moving industry.
U.S. Senator Boozman Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Regulate Cryptocurrency
![The legislation calls for cryptocurrency to be regulated as a futures commodity rather than a securities exchange. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission falls under the purview of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, where Senator Boozman is the ranking member.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f50802c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1342x758+0+0/resize/880x497!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F6b%2Fadf69e5e4345ac166b4527473c7e%2Fcrypto.png)