Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act

This bill establishes a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for spot digital commodity markets under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It defines digital commodities, sets up registration processes for exchanges, brokers, and dealers, and mandates customer asset segregation. Crucially, the legislation creates explicit statutory exemptions protecting software developers, node operators, validators, and self-custody wallet providers from being classified as financial intermediaries, providing legal clarity for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.