CRYPTO COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION
Lobbying for CRYPTO COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION · Trade association engaged on legal and regulatory matters related to cryptocurrency.
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RYAN EAGANPreviously held: Legislative Aide, Office of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer; Legislative Correspondent, Office of the Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer; Correspondent Assistant, Office of Senator Charles Schumer; March 2015 - Jan 2024
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FREDERIC BARNESPreviously held: Senior Director, U.S. Government Affairs
Legislation to provide clarirty on the tax treatment of digital asset. Including WASH sale rules, de minimis threshold, and taxation of income derived from staking, repatriation of foreign-held assets, and tax treatment of permitted payment stablecoins as defined in the GENIUS Act. H.R. 9175 - Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act, H.R. 9173 - Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act, H.R. 9176 - Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets, H.R. 9174 - Digital Assets Voluntary Disclosure Program Act, H.R. 9172 - Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act, H.R. 9178 - Less Tax Paperwork for Digital Asset Owners Act, H.R.8899 - Digital Asset PARITY Act; S. 5616 - Aligning Digital Assets with Principles of Taxation (ADAPT) Act; H.R.10357 - Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act
Issues related to stablecoin legislation implementation; S. 919 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, Issues related to AML requirements: H.R. 2824 - Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025; Issues related to market structure: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025; Senate Banking's market structure legislation (Markup of H.R.3633), Senate Agriculture's Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (S. 3755), Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (H.R. 3533, S. 3611); H.R.8957 - American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026; H.R.2978 - GUARD Act