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The CFTC Is Writing Crypto Rules the Senate Just Refused to Pass
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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Senate blocked the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a federal crypto regulation bill, leading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to independently initiate a narrower crypto rulemaking effort under existing authority. This regulatory fragmentation leaves the crypto market with overlapping SEC and CFTC rulemaking efforts and prolongs uncertainty for participants.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 40 sources have reported it between 22 Jul 2026 and 2 Oct 2026.
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You face a fragmented crypto regulatory environment as the Senate’s failure to pass federal law pushes the CFTC to impose patchwork rules while the SEC pursues its own. Prepare for compliance complexity and delay in clear market access until at least late 2027.
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40 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026
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