The CFTC Is Writing Crypto Rules the Senate Just Refused to Pass
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The CFTC Is Writing Crypto Rules the Senate Just Refused to Pass
The CLARITY Act died in a 49-50 Senate cloture vote on September 15, 2026, after every Democrat who helped negotiate it voted no. Two days later the CFTC quietly filed two new crypto rulemakings with the White House, moving to regulate trading venues under existing Dodd-Frank-era authority instead of waiting for Congress.
On September 15, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a motion to move forward with the CLARITY bill, which would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency market. However, the bill itself... The post U.S. Cryptocurrency Regulation Shifts from "Congress" to "Authorities"—What Will Happen to Bitcoin After the CLARITY Bill Stalls? [Xwin] first appeared on NADA NEWS.
Senate Crypto Clash Shifts to $25M Audit Rule After CLARITY Vote Collapse
TLDR: CLARITY’s final draft requires independent audits once crypto projects raise more than $25 million publicly. The Senate’s September 15 cloture vote failed 49-50, leaving the broader crypto market bill stalled. Lummis says the $25M audit threshold was a Democratic request included in the final 635-page Senate draft. Democrats said unresolved ethics, illicit-finance and enforcement [...]
The crypto institutionalization no longer admits debate about its existence. The real debate is about its form. While the U.S. Senate buryes the CLARITY Act and the CFTC assumes regulatory command by decree, the Strait of Ormuz becomes the crudest laboratory of adoption Bitcoin: mandatory tolls in BTC for oil tankers, ... Read more
Clarity Act Fails 49-50: What the Senate Vote Means for Stablecoin Rewards and Bank Deposits (2026)
The Senate rejected cloture on the Clarity Act 49-50 on September 15. The bill's Section 10404 was the only place Congress was going to decide whether a platform can pay you for holding a dollar token. It's now unwritten, the banks that wanted a stricter ban have no ban at all.
The U.S. Senate has rejected the Clarity Act, the law that has been waiting for over a year to finally give a clear normative framework to the cryptos. Tuesday's vote ended with a clear 49-50, far from the 60 votes needed to advance the text. It is the most obvious sign of [...]
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