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Story: Clarity Act Hits Senate Wall: Three-Category Token Framework Draws Industry Fire

By Pankaj K

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The Three-Category Problem. The Act's core structure is what critics keep coming back to.

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Offshore Pressure Stays Unaddressed. The Clarity Act doesn't touch tax incentives for offshore token issuance. That's a gap.

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DeFi and Tokenized Assets Left in the Gap. There's also a technology mismatch problem. Decentralized finance protocols and tokenized…

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The bill is stalling. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Clarity Act won't pass before September, and that single announcement sent a chill through an industry that's…

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The delay isn't just a scheduling problem. It's a warning sign. If Democrats pick up seats in upcoming elections, the legislation could die entirely — shelved before it ever gets…

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The Act's core structure is what critics keep coming back to. It breaks digital assets into three buckets: "digital commodities," "network tokens," and "ancillary assets.

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And the network token rules are probably the most contentious piece. Under the Act, a project can escape the heaviest regulatory scrutiny only if developers give up significant…

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The disclosure requirements tied to network tokens draw comparisons to Regulation A filings — a standard that many smaller crypto projects simply can't afford to meet.

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The Clarity Act doesn't touch tax incentives for offshore token issuance. That's a gap. Projects operating out of the Cayman Islands and similar jurisdictions get real financial…

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Related: SEC Chair Paul Atkins Backs CLARITY Act in Senate to Regulate Cryptos

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The Act's focus on U.S.-organized originators makes this worse. If you're a global crypto project and you're already benefiting from a friendlier tax environment abroad, the…

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Regulatory uncertainty has pushed projects offshore for years. The Act was supposed to fix that.

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There's also a technology mismatch problem. Decentralized finance protocols and tokenized securities don't map cleanly onto the three-category framework.

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Critics say a rigid framework risks locking in rules that are already behind the curve. The crypto market evolves fast — faster than most legislative cycles.

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See also: Lummis Criticizes Democrats for Stalling Clarity Act Before Congressional Recess

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