1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that virtual currency could have a significant effect on the economy, and regulation of them may be important to protect investors, deter bad actors, create market certainty, and ensure American competitiveness in an evolving global marketplace. 3. Study and report on the prevention of virtual currency price manipulation (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, in consultation with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other relevant Federal agencies (as determined by the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission), shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report to promote fair and transparent virtual currency markets by examining the potential for price manipulation. The report shall include the following: (1) A brief description of— (A) methods by which persons could manipulate the price of virtual currencies; (B) which types of virtual currency, if any, are more susceptible to being manipulated; and (C) the effects on, and particular harm to, investors if price manipulation of virtual currencies occurs. (2) An analysis of the extent to which the regulatory authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other relevant Federal agencies allows for— (A) market surveillance of virtual currencies for signs of manipulation