CFTC Readies Own Crypto Market Rules as Congress Stalls CLARITY Act
PYMNTS · Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:33 PM EDT
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If Congress doesn't pass the CLARITY Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will use its existing authorities to begin establishing a crypto asset market regime, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said Thursday (Aug. 20).
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If Congress doesn't pass the CLARITY Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will use its existing authorities to begin establishing a crypto asset market regime, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said Thursday (Aug. 20).
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Published by PYMNTS. Category: Regulation. Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:33 PM EDT.
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