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CLARITY Act Failure Spurs New CFTC Crypto Rules, Chairman Selig Says It's 'Just The Beginning'
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Fusion42 · 6 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The CFTC is advancing new crypto market-structure regulations under existing authority after the CLARITY Act failed in Congress, aiming to establish a federal framework for exchanges trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other non-security crypto assets. The proposed rules would allow CFTC-registered platforms to offer retail crypto leveraged trading and impose standards for market integrity, customer protection, and transparency.
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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The US CFTC is creating federal crypto trading rules that let you build regulated leveraged crypto platforms without waiting on Congress. Platforms that ignored federal oversight face a tougher market as enforcement alone ends.
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40 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026
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