The Senate blocked the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 vote, but U.S. crypto rulemaking isn’t dead yet. Former CFTC chair J. Christopher Giancarlo says the SEC and CFTC can still move forward under existing authority, even as Congress keeps tripping over itself.
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The CLARITY Act could finally give U.S. crypto markets a real rulebook — or get buried in the Senate and leave Bitcoin and the rest stuck in the same SEC-courts-Congress chaos. No magic fix, just a very expensive fight over who gets to call the shots.
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The SEC is proposing to let blockchain-based systems serve as the official ownership record for certain tokenized securities, a major step toward cleaner on-chain market plumbing. But this is still regulated finance, not permissionless crypto — identity checks, transfer limits, and securities-law rules would stay firmly in place.
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Coinbase says the CLARITY Act is close to a real vote, as lawmakers weigh a framework that could split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC. But even if Congress stalls, tokenization, stablecoins, and new trading systems won’t wait around for Washington.
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The Senate’s September 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act could decide whether the U.S. finally gets real crypto market rules or keeps stumbling through regulatory chaos. With SEC/CFTC turf wars, DeFi liability fights, and ethics disputes in the mix, the outcome could shape crypto policy for years.
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The CLARITY Act is gaining real traction in Congress, with the House already on board and the Senate now facing pressure to untangle crypto’s SEC-vs-CFTC mess. The bill could finally give Bitcoin and the broader market a clearer legal lane, without handing scammers a free pass.
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SEC and CFTC reportedly issued a joint interpretive release clarifying how existing U.S. securities law applies to cryptoassets, not a brand-new rulebook. The guidance maps tokens into five buckets, gives BTC and ETH clearer commodity treatment, and keeps fraud liability firmly in play.
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The Clarity Act is heading into a make-or-break Senate vote that could shape U.S. crypto rules for years. If it stalls, expect more agency chaos, legal ambiguity, and pressure on Bitcoin and altcoins as Washington keeps fighting over who gets to police the market.
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The SEC is set to examine whether U.S. stocks should trade 24/7, borrowing a crypto-style market model that promises more global access but also raises real concerns about liquidity, surveillance, cybersecurity, and investor protection. Wall Street may want nonstop trading — but the plumbing better be ready.
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The SEC is proposing a major overhaul of transfer-agent rules to fit tokenized securities, blockchain records, and modern cyber controls into U.S. market plumbing. It’s a real compliance path for tokenization — but not a free pass, and not a shortcut around legal ownership.
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