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Senate Blocks CLARITY Act as SEC Moves Ahead With Tokenized Stock Trading

Published

17 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

United States

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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The US Senate blocked the CLARITY Act which aimed to define federal crypto regulatory authority, while the SEC independently introduced a five-year 'Innovation Exemption' allowing trading of qualifying tokenized stocks without traditional exchange registration.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 40 sources have reported it between 22 Jul 2026 and 2 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

The SEC’s move creates a new regulatory path for tokenized stock trading that bypasses stalled Congressional rules, signalling a direct agency-led market evolution you must navigate this year.

◆ Coverage

40 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026

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