US lawmakers exclude software developers from the definition of a cryptocurrency broker
Amendments to the bill on consumer protection of digital goods exclude software developers from the definition of a cryptocurrency broker and do not require centralized management of platforms. After the updated draft of the Digital Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA), which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will use to regulate the industry, was uploaded to GitHub, many software developers breathed a sigh of relief. Classification as a broker entails specific tax reporting requirements that software…
