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U.S. Senator: Clarity Act Is 'Almost There,' Treasury Secretary Puts It At The '1-Yard Line'
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21 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US Senate is nearing a deal on the Clarity Act, a crypto market-structure bill that would split digital asset oversight between the SEC and CFTC, with the central remaining dispute over enforcement authority—Department of Justice versus state attorneys general. The bill faces a tight timeline before the August congressional recess, with Treasury Secretary Bessent and senior senators pushing for passage.
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If you operate a crypto exchange, the rules that determine which tokens you can list and who polices you are written this month—and enforcement is centralising in the Justice Department, not splintering across fifty state offices. That's a clearer market for you, but it also means one regulator's mood swings affect your whole business.
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Fintech · crypto-regulation · clarity-act · sec-cftc-oversight · enforcement-authority · us-senate