CLARITY Waits as Court Reshapes Crypto Regulators
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · 8 min
CLARITY Act remains eligible for Senate floor consideration but still faces a 60-vote threshold, Senate Agriculture reconciliation, and House harmonization; meanwhile, a Supreme Court ruling expands presidential removal power over SEC and CFTC commissioners, changing who controls crypto enforcement.
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CLARITY Act remains eligible for Senate floor consideration but still faces a 60-vote threshold, Senate Agriculture reconciliation, and House harmonization; meanwhile, a Supreme Court ruling expands presidential removal power over SEC and CFTC commissioners, changing who controls crypto enforcement.
In this episode
- MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation #19 — MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation
# MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation #19 Published: 2026-06-29T00:00:00 Source: jdsupra.com (jdsupra.com) Language: en ## Story On June 23, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed suit against Kentucky to block the state’s civil enforcement actions to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets. Kentucky had filed in state court against CFTC-regulated designated contract…
- US Supreme Court grants Trump authority to fire agency heads, excludes Federal Reserve — Crypto Briefing
US Supreme Court grants Trump authority to fire agency heads, excludes Federal Reserve SEARCH Searching... # US Supreme Court grants Trump authority to fire agency heads, excludes Federal Reserve The ruling overturns 91 years of precedent protecting independent agency officials, with major implications for crypto regulators at the SEC and CFTC Share Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on…
- Step Back — Before we get lost in Senate calendars and cloture talk, what would actually change if Congress moves more crypto oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—and who benefits or loses under that shift: stablecoin holders, token issuers, DeFi developers, or everyday investors?
Background sources
- CFTC Joins SEC to Clarify the Application of Federal Securities Laws to Crypto Assets | CFTC — CFTC
- “No Longer the Securities and Everything Commission”: SEC and CFTC Issue Landmark Interpretation on Crypto Assets: Chapman and Cutler LLP — Chapman
- SEC and CFTC Issue Landmark Joint Guidance on Classification of Crypto Assets Under Federal Securities Laws | Insights | Ropes & Gray LLP — Ropes & Gray LLP
- SEC-CFTC Harmonization and Digital Asset Regulation: What Stakeholders Need to Know | Husch Blackwell — Husch Blackwell
- Senate eyes May markup for CLARITY Act to end SEC-CFTC crypto turf war - Startup Fortune — Startupfortune