Crypto Clarity Watch

CFTC’s Crypto Mandate Faces Rulebook and Staffing Tests

Thursday, July 30, 2026 · 9 min

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CLARITY Act pressure is shifting toward the CFTC, as prediction-market filings, staff-independence allegations, and token-classification fights test whether one regulator can absorb more of crypto’s market-structure workload.

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CLARITY Act pressure is shifting toward the CFTC, as prediction-market filings, staff-independence allegations, and token-classification fights test whether one regulator can absorb more of crypto’s market-structure workload.

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