CLARITY bill

SharpLink

2026-10-21 17:49:05

SharpLink CEO says Mag 7 stock tokenization could arrive sooner than expected despite CLARITY bill gridlock

SharpLink CEO said tokenization of Mag 7 stocks may happen sooner than many had expected, even though the CLARITY bill remains stalled. The update was cited by Techub News in a brief policy and regulation item. The reference to Mag 7 points to the Magnificent Seven, a group of major U.S. technology companies that includes Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia, among seven firms in total. No additional timeline, legislative detail or rollout plan was provided in the source brief, which focused on the contrast between the bill’s lack of progress and the possibility of earlier-than-expected tokenized equity products tied to those companies.

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Ripple

2026-10-19 17:23:00

Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill setback was disappointing, but XRP already has clarity

Ripple Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse said the failure of the CLARITY bill was "certainly disappointing" and noted that he had personally put significant effort into the measure. He made the remarks during an event celebrating Evernorth's Nasdaq listing. At the same time, Garlinghouse said XRP no longer needs Congress to resolve the issue that had surrounded the token for years, because, in his view, XRP has already obtained clarity. The comments, cited by CoinPedia and carried by Techub News, frame the bill's setback as a disappointment while drawing a distinction between the broader legislative effort and XRP's current status. The report did not provide additional details on the bill's failure or expand on the basis for Garlinghouse's statement beyond his remarks at the event.

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Cynthia Lummi

2026-10-13 04:51:47

Lummis criticizes Democrats for opposing CLARITY bill with retail crypto protections

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said Democrats had previously called for a dedicated office within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, to represent retail crypto investors, but the CLARITY bill already includes such a provision. According to Lummis, the legislation provides for an Office of the Retail Commodity Investor Advocate. She criticized Democrats for still voting against the bill, arguing that their opposition blocks a dedicated CFTC investor-advocacy mechanism aimed at protecting retail participants in crypto asset markets. Her remarks frame the dispute around whether the bill already addresses one of the protections Democrats had sought for individual investors.

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Policy Regula

2026-10-11 16:14:23

Executives say failed Clarity bill could open room for DeFi while established exchanges keep an edge

Crypto industry executives said a failure of the Clarity bill could create an opening for decentralized finance, even as established exchanges are still expected to retain a competitive advantage, according to CoinDesk. The view points to a split outcome: DeFi may gain room to grow if the legislation does not pass, while larger, more mature trading venues could remain ahead because of their existing position in the market. The report also said initiatives tied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may help expand regulated on-chain trading and draw in more institutional participation. Legal experts added that the broader regulatory framework is still expected to move ahead step by step, but gaps remain and those issues would still need to be addressed by the U.S. Congress.

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Policy Regula

2026-10-07 16:14:31

French Hill says SEC and CFTC moves fall short, pushes for CLARITY bill after midterms

House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill said recent crypto oversight efforts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission do not provide the long-term stability that congressional legislation could deliver. His comments came after the Senate failed last month to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY, and after both agencies rolled out related rulemaking plans. Hill said permanent statutory changes are still needed if the United States wants to remain a leader in digital assets and blockchain technology. In an interview with Fox Business, he said he still hopes Congress can pass the CLARITY bill during the post-midterm lame-duck session. The legislative calendar is tight: the Senate has only 22 session days between the end of the November election and the swearing-in of the new Congress in 2027. Hill also pointed to vacancies at the two regulators. Together, the SEC and CFTC currently have seven open commissioner seats. After Hester Peirce announced her resignation last week, the SEC is left with Chairman Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda, while CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is the agency’s only sitting commissioner.

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Cynthia Lummi

2026-10-02 14:57:54

Lummis blames Senate Democrats after CLARITY bill fails procedural vote 49-50

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis criticized Senate Democrats after the CLARITY bill failed a procedural vote in the Senate by a 49-50 margin. The bill was aimed at clarifying regulatory treatment of digital assets for banks. Following the failed vote, Lummis said the outcome could prolong regulatory uncertainty for the crypto market. She also said that extended uncertainty may weigh on innovation and investor confidence. The update was cited by Techub News and attributed to Crypto Briefing. No additional details on the legislative next steps were provided in the source material.

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CLARITY bill

2026-09-28 06:36:10

After the CLARITY bill failed in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC moved to fill parts of the gap

The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY bill on Sept. 15, with a procedural vote ending at 49-50, 425 days after the measure had passed the House with bipartisan support. For the crypto industry, that looked like a serious setback: the bill was supposed to bring clearer lines between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, reduce years of enforcement-driven uncertainty, and give firms a more workable path for operating in the U.S. market. But the story changed within two days. On Thursday, the SEC rolled out an "innovation exemption" that allows venues trading tokenized securities to operate for as long as five years without registering as national securities exchanges. The move applies immediately and covers tokenized versions of stocks already listed on U.S. exchanges, as well as stocks tokenized by third parties. The same day, the CFTC issued Staff Letter 26-25, saying passive software providers such as wallets, apps, and interfaces that route orders in CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives would not face enforcement risk as unregistered brokers. It also submitted a pre-rule proposal covering crypto asset trading and market structure. The result is a mixed picture. Congress did not deliver the statute the industry wanted, and agency rules remain more vulnerable to reversal or court challenges than legislation. Even so, both regulators have started building, piece by piece, parts of the regulatory framework that the market has been asking for.

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CLARITY Bill

2026-09-22 01:48:12

CLARITY bill stalls in Senate as Saxo flags Coinbase, while Arbitrum and ETH staking draw fresh attention

The CLARITY bill, a key crypto market structure proposal in Washington, failed to clear the 60-vote threshold in the U.S. Senate last Tuesday, leaving it unable to advance to floor debate and narrowing its path this year as the calendar tightens ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. In a note published Wednesday, Saxo Bank strategist Ruben Dalfovo said Coinbase faces the greatest exposure because its exchange business is tied most directly to U.S. market structure rules, including registration thresholds, eligible assets and participant requirements. Circle and Strategy, he said, face different risk profiles tied to USDC adoption, reserve interest, bitcoin holdings and financing access. Markets reacted quickly, with shares of Coinbase, Circle and Strategy falling 5% to 10% after the vote and weakening again the next day. Elsewhere, Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Arbitrum could outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum by 2030 and projected ARB could rise from about $0.14 to $10, after already gaining 86% over the past month. Bitmine said more than 5.06 million of its 5.95 million ETH holdings are staked, implying annual staking income of $334 million at current rates. Phemex co-founder Federico Variola, speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, called AI a net negative for crypto, while others in the security sector offered a more mixed view.

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