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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said the agency is “ready to ship” crypto rules using its existing statutory authority.

Currencies39214 Market Cap$ 2.67T-1.04% 24h Spot Volume$ 42.02B-3.40% DominanceBTC57.00%+0.08%ETH10.96%+0.04% ETH Gas0.45 Gwei BitcoinCLARITY ActSECCFTCMike Selig Sep 16, 2026 2min read byMathew Di Salvo forBitcoin Magazine

Recent comments from SEC and CFTC officials have stirred discussions within the cryptocurrency sector. Highlighted by influencer Nate Geraci, these remarks follow closely on the heels of rising institutional interest in crypto assets. As traders digest these statements, the implications for future regulations and market dynamics are becoming a focal point of interest.

Bernstein told clients Wednesday that the SEC and CFTC will move fast to fill the regulatory void left behind by the CLARITY Act failing its procedural vote Tuesday.

Hearing follows judge change in Underdog lawsuit against Washington authorities and Arizona officials asking the Ninth Circuit to lift their injunction.

Forty-nine US senators voted to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Sept. 15, falling 11 short of the 60 needed to clear a cloture motion.

The heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission pledged to press ahead with crypto regulation using their existing powers after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to build its own regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies using authority already granted under current law.

Trade groups and executives responded to the Senate blocking the CLARITY Act by pointing at agency rulemaking, saying the SEC and the CFTC can keep writing crypto rules without the bill. Several framed the loss as one of permanence, since a future agency chair can rewrite a rule and repealing a statute takes another act…

The U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act has prompted expectations of faster, more direct rulemaking from the SEC and CFTC, according to analysts at Bernstein. With the bill not moving forward after a cloture vote on Tuesday, Bernstein said regulators are likely to “make up for the time lost”…