U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman: SEC, CFTC Crypto Regulatory Actions Insufficient, Calls on Congress to Pass CLARITY Act

Odaily News: French Hill, Chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, stated that regulators' efforts to advance digital asset regulation lack the long-term stability that congressional legislation would provide. He hopes Congress will pass the CLARITY Act during the lame-duck session before the new Congress takes office in 2027.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have previously proposed related rulemaking plans. French Hill stated that the regulatory actions of the two agencies following the U.S. Senate's failure to pass the CLARITY Act last month are still insufficient to serve as a substitute for a legislative solution.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig have announced that they will proceed with cryptocurrency regulation in accordance with the directives of U.S. President Donald Trump. As of Wednesday, there were a total of 7 vacancies in the leadership of the two agencies; among them, Hester Peirce announced last week that she would resign as an SEC Commissioner, and the CFTC is currently led solely by Selig as Chairman and Commissioner. (Cointelegraph)