Prohibiting Foreign Adversary Interference in Cryptocurrency Markets Act

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit interference in United States digital commodity markets by entities organized or established in a foreign adversary, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Foreign Adversary Interference in Cryptocurrency Markets Act 2. Prohibition on registration of foreign adversary-affiliated digital commodity platforms Section 4(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6(b) (3) Prohibition on registration of foreign adversary-affiliated digital commodity platforms (A) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Covered entity The term covered entity (I) an entity that is established or organized under the laws of, or the principal place of business of which is located in, a foreign adversary; or (II) any subsidiary owned (in whole or in part) or operated by an entity described in subclause (I). (ii) Digital commodity (I) In general The term digital commodity (II) Inclusions The term digital commodity (III) Exclusions The term digital commodity (aa) an interest in a physical commodity; (bb) a security; (cc) a digital form of currency backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; or (dd) any other instrument that the Commission determines not to be a digital commodity. (iii) Digital commodity broker (I) In general The term digital commodity broker (aa) soliciting or accepting orders on behalf of another person for a digital commodity trade; (bb) accepting digital commodities from another person for the purpose of entering into digital commodity trades; (cc) arranging digital commodity trades on behalf of another person; or (dd) a similar activity, as determined by the Commission. (II) Exclusion The term digital commodity broker (iv) Digital commodity custodian The term digital commodity custodian (v) Digital commodity dealer (I) In general The term digital commodity dealer (aa) has an identifiable business of dealing in a digital commodity as principal for its own account; (bb) makes a market in a digital commodity; (cc) holds itself out as a dealer in a digital commodity; (dd) has as an identifiable business of buying or selling digital commodities for conversion into other digital commodities, currency, or other consideration; (ee) has as an identifiable business of accepting digital commodities from another person (referred to in this item as a depositor (ff) engages in a similar activity, as determined by the Commission. (II) Exclusion The term digital commodity dealer (vi) Digital commodity platform The term digital commodity platform (I) A digital commodity broker. (II) A digital commodity custodian. (III) A digital commodity dealer. (IV) A digital commodity trading facility. (vii) Digital commodity trade (I) In general The term digital commodity trade (aa) another digital commodity; or (bb) any other consideration. (II) Inclusions The term digital commodity trade (aa) an offer to enter into a purchase or sale described in subclause (I); and (bb) a loan of a digital commodity, an offer to enter into a loan of a digital commodity, or a similar activity, as determined by the Commission. (viii) Digital commodity trading facility (I) In general The term digital commodity trading facility (II) Exclusion The term digital commodity trading facility (ix) Foreign adversary The term foreign adversary (I) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region; (II) the Republic of Cuba; (III) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (IV) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (V) the Russian Federation; and (VI) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolás Maduro Moros. (B) Prohibition on registration The Commission shall not register under this Act a digital commodity platform that is owned (in whole or in part) by a covered entity. (C) Revocation of registration The Commission shall revoke the registration under this Act of a digital commodity platform if a covered entity acquires all or any part of the ownership of the digital commodity platform. .

Summary: Prohibiting Foreign Adversary Interference in Cryptocurrency Markets Act This bill prohibits the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from registering any digital commodity platform owned by entities affiliated with specified foreign adversaries. If such an entity acquires a platform, the commission must revoke the platform's registration.