The CLARITY Act is moving through Congress as Washington tries to draw a real line between SEC and CFTC oversight of crypto. The bill could finally give U.S. markets a rulebook — but only if the Senate keeps the momentum alive and the definitions don’t get mangled into legal spaghetti.
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The CLARITY Act could redraw U.S. crypto oversight by splitting authority between the SEC, CFTC, and banking regulators — but the real battle is over what counts as a security, a commodity, or a stablecoin, and whether “mature” blockchains can finally escape legal limbo.
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The CLARITY Act has pushed the U.S. crypto market structure battle into the Senate, where the real fight is over SEC vs. CFTC jurisdiction, DeFi rules, and custody safeguards. Supporters say it could bring long-overdue clarity; critics know the fine print is where the swamp lives.
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The CLARITY Act could bring long-needed order to U.S. crypto regulation by splitting oversight between the SEC and CFTC, but it’s not a full handoff. Congress is trying to draw clearer lines for digital securities, digital commodities, and mature blockchain networks.
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The CFTC has approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP, bringing a Bitcoin perpetual contract onto a U.S.-regulated exchange. It’s a big step for onshore crypto derivatives — but whether it matters will come down to liquidity, trading demand, and whether traders show up.
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SEC and CFTC are pressing for clearer rules on crypto derivatives, margining, and perpetual futures, aiming to cut regulatory fog without loosening risk controls. The push could boost U.S. market efficiency — or just trigger more turf wars over who gets to regulate what.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says major U.S. banks are lobbying to weaken Trump’s crypto agenda, with stablecoin rewards, tokenized assets, DeFi, and SEC vs. CFTC oversight at the center of the fight. Coinbase may back away if lawmakers deliver a bad bill.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis is backing the CLARITY Act as Congress wrestles with the crypto industry’s biggest question: who regulates what? The bill could bring long-needed rules for tokens, exchanges, custody, and DeFi — but it’s no free pass, and the Senate fight is just getting started.
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CFTC’s Michael Selig drew a clear line: crypto perpetuals make sense for nonstop digital markets, but they’re a clumsy fit for crops that depend on harvest cycles, physical delivery, and limited trading hours. The debate now cuts into U.S. crypto regulation, market structure, and who gets to write the rulebook.
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The CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate fight it may not win easily: Republicans need Democratic support to reach the 60 votes required, and the August recess is closing the window. If Congress stalls, crypto market rules could be delayed for years.
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