**[U.S. Senator Lummis Introduces the "Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act" to Protect Developers in the Crypto Sector]** According to The Block, U.S. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden have introduced a bill that explicitly states software developers who do not control user funds should not be classified as money transmitters—this comes as senators are quickly preparing a broader cryptocurrency bill. The "Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act" proposed by Lummis and Wyden was submitted on Monday, aligning with work already completed in the House of Representatives. The bill aims to establish clear guidelines for developers and service providers on the circumstances under which they can be exempt from compliance with money transmission-related laws. Wyden stated in a press release: "Forcing developers who write code to follow the same rules as exchanges or brokers is technically unreasonable and would infringe on Americans' privacy and freedom of speech." Sources familiar with the matter indicated that this Senate bill might be incorporated into the current version of the cryptocurrency market structure legislation being drafted by the Senate Banking Committee. Earlier reports noted that the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled the review of the crypto market structure bill for the last week of January.