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The CLARITY Act: What It Is, Where It Stands, and What Happens This Week A bill is currently working its way through the United States Senate that, if passed, would fundamentally change how digital assets are regulated in the country . It is called the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, and it has been in various stages of becoming law for nearly a year . This week, it hits one of the most consequential checkpoints yet. The core problem the CLARITY Act aims to address is a longstanding turf war that has been ongoing for years. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have claimed authority over digital assets, and they have rarely agreed on where one agency's reach ends and the other's begins. The result has been what regulators and industry lawyers both describe as regulation by enforcement — meaning the rules get written after the lawsuit, not before . The CLARITY Act would draw a clear line: the CFTC gets ...

SEC Innovation Exemption: What Cryptocurrency Holders Need to Know The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving forward with a new regulatory framework that could significantly affect how blockchain activities are classified and overseen. SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced on December 2 that the agency remains on track to introduce an innovation exemption for cryptocurrency activities, with implementation expected in January following delays caused by the recent government shutdown. What the Rule Does The proposed exemption is designed to allow cryptocurrency firms to launch certain on-chain products with reduced regulatory friction while maintaining formal SEC oversight. Rather than requiring the full registration process traditionally associated with securities offerings, qualifying projects could operate under this streamlined framework. The core issue centers on how blockchain activities are classified. The SEC's approach suggests that many on-chain transactions...