{"id":482639,"date":"2025-05-29T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=482639"},"modified":"2025-05-29T19:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:17:20","slug":"bipartisan-lawmakers-roll-out-clarity-act-shift-crypto-spot-rule-to-cftc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bipartisan-lawmakers-roll-out-clarity-act-shift-crypto-spot-rule-to-cftc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan lawmakers roll out CLARITY Act, shift crypto spot rule to CFTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Financial Services Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/french-hill\/\">French Hill<\/a> introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on May 29, a bipartisan measure that would place most cryptocurrencies under a unified federal regime and draw clear lines between securities law and commodity oversight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/financialservices.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409749\">249-page bill<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defines \u201cdigital commodity,\u201d \u201cinvestment-contract asset,\u201d \u201cmature blockchain system,\u201d and \u201cpermitted payment stablecoin.\u201d Then, it amends the Securities Act, Exchange Act, and Commodity Exchange Act to embed those terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hill called the proposal \u201clong-overdue clarity for the digital asset ecosystem\u201d and said he aims to send it to President Trump \u201cto secure America\u2019s position as the global leader in digital assets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Framework details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary token offerings may rely on a four-year safe harbor if the underlying network reaches \u201cmature\u201d status and the issuer\u2019s total raise stays below $75 million during any 12-month window.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once certified, secondary trades by parties other than the issuer fall outside securities jurisdiction, aiming to eliminate what it classified as Howey-based uncertainty for exchange listings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spot trading, brokerage, and custody of digital commodities would move to exclusive Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) supervision, while the proposal maintains dual oversight for hybrid products that combine securities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alternative trading systems and broker-dealers that handle only digital commodities would file a notice rather than obtain a new license.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, native crypto venues must complete provisional CFTC registration within 180 days and join a self-regulatory organization.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The measure also keeps bank-regulated payment stablecoins outside commodity rules and folds crypto intermediaries into Bank Secrecy Act obligations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bipartisan backing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson said the bill \u201cdelivers the certainty entrepreneurs and markets need.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Majority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/tom-emmer\/\">Tom Emmer<\/a> labeled the legislation \u201ca bold step\u201d to keep the next iteration of the internet in US hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital-asset subcommittee chairs Bryan Steil and Dusty Johnson both argued that the act \u201cdemocratizes\u201d access and \u201cgives markets the clarity they need to thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Republican Warren Davidson pointed to safeguards for self-custody and transaction freedom, noting that he has pursued statutory clarity since 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democratic co-sponsors Angie Craig, Ritchie Torres, and Don Davis framed the bill as a\u00a0 consumer-protection and inclusion policy, with Craig stressing \u201crules of the road for businesses\u201d and Torres saying the text \u201ccloses regulatory gaps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The introduction follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/house-republicans-release-draft-bill-to-establish-federal-framework-for-crypto-regulation\/\">May 5 discussion draft<\/a> and a bipartisan roundtable held the following day, which tested key concepts with industry and academic witnesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Financial Services and Agriculture committees now plan joint markups before sending the measure to the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, House leaders will next schedule committee votes, after which the measure could advance to the full chamber for consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on May 29, a bipartisan measure that would place most cryptocurrencies under a unified federal regime and draw clear lines between securities law and commodity oversight. 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