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Story: SEC Bypasses Congress with New Crypto Guidelines as CLARITY Act Stalls

By Sydney TheCMO

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CLARITY Act Odds Drop to 10%. Galaxy Digital put a number on it. The firm cut its probability estimate for the CLARITY Act…

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What the SEC's Proposal Actually Does. It's not a permanent fix. Nobody at the SEC is calling it that.

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Senate Clock Is Running. September 14 is the reconvening date. That's the window.

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The SEC didn't wait. With the Senate stalling on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act — the CLARITY Act — the agency rolled out its own proposed regulatory guidelines for crypto…

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The proposal targets investment contracts involving crypto assets specifically. It's meant to replace what SEC Chairman Paul S.

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Commissioner Hester Peirce signed on fast.

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Peirce — widely known in crypto circles as "Crypto Mom" — has pushed for workable digital asset rules for years, often as a dissenting voice inside the agency.

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Galaxy cited two main problems. First, unresolved political issues that haven't budged. Second, a legislative window that's shrinking fast.

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The SEC's proposal is, pretty much, an attempt to patch that hole from the agency's side.

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Read also: SEC Proposes New Crypto Token Rules as Congress Stalls on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

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It's not a permanent fix. Nobody at the SEC is calling it that. But the guidelines aim to give entities in the crypto space a clearer path when it comes to structuring investment…

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Atkins had signaled earlier that the agency was ready to move on its own if Congress didn't act. That's kind of where things landed.

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The timing matters. Crypto firms, token issuers, and exchanges have been operating in a murky legal environment for a long time.

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And the pressure on Congress isn't going away. If anything, the SEC moving independently probably adds to it.

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September 14 is the reconvening date. That's the window. After that, the legislative calendar gets even tighter, and Galaxy Digital's 10% estimate starts looking optimistic…

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