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CLARITY Faces Ethics Pressure as CFTC Perps Fight Widens

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 6 min

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CLARITY Act negotiations are being pulled between ethics critics demanding tighter conflict rules and major financial firms backing market-structure legislation, while the CFTC’s first crypto perpetuals approval opens a separate fight with CME over on-chain derivatives.

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CLARITY Act negotiations are being pulled between ethics critics demanding tighter conflict rules and major financial firms backing market-structure legislation, while the CFTC’s first crypto perpetuals approval opens a separate fight with CME over on-chain derivatives.

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