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The SEC issued a temporary exemption allowing Tokenized Securities Venues to trade tokenized US stocks using automated market makers without registering as exchanges.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig posted statements on September 16 pledging to advance crypto regulation using existing agency authority after the Senate failed to pass the Clarity Act.
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The U.S. Senate voted 49-50 on September 15, 2026, against taking up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the first comprehensive federal crypto regulatory framework.
The U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, 2026, after a cloture motion fell short of 60 votes.
The US Senate will hold a procedural cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Seventy-seven state banking associations sent a letter to Senate leadership on September 10, 2026 requesting amendments to ban balance-based stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY Act.
The Senate is scheduled to vote on a motion to proceed to the Clarity Act on September 15 at 2:15 p.m., requiring 60 votes; Republicans hold 53 seats, meaning seven Democratic votes are necessary if all Republicans support the motion.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly called on the Senate to pass the Clarity Act when lawmakers return from recess, framing the bill as critical to combating bad actors and preserving US leadership in digital assets.
The Senate Banking Committee's Minority Staff released an analysis identifying five structural loopholes in the pending Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, citing risks to pensions, financial system stability, and national security.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal requested the SEC investigate President Trump's $TRUMP memecoin, which resulted in $3.8 billion in losses across nearly a million investors.
BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, and SoFi have publicly endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of an August 8 Senate recess.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters the Clarity Act crypto market structure bill will likely miss the August 7 deadline for Senate passage before Congress's summer break, though floor debate may begin before recess.
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, publicly endorsed the Clarity Act on Thursday, saying it creates a level playing field and market stability, even while acknowledging the bill is not perfect.
The White House agreed on ethics-provision language for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and circulated it to Senate Republicans on July 20.
A new draft of the crypto market-structure bill known as the Clarity Act may be released as soon as next week, according to sources cited by CoinDesk.