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Analysis Explores Limits of SEC and CFTC Rulemaking for XRP After CLARITY Act Stalls

An assessment looks at how existing regulatory powers at the SEC and CFTC might affect XRP following the Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act.

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Following the failure of the CLARITY Act to advance in the US Senate, an analysis examined whether administrative actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission could substitute for comprehensive federal legislation. The review notes that while both agencies possess existing statutory authority, their rulemakings cannot exceed powers granted by Congress and remain vulnerable to reversal under future leadership.

Under securities laws, the SEC can establish rules governing token offerings and disclosure requirements. SEC Chair Atkins framed this administrative push as an advance effort rather than a full legislative replacement. Because prior litigation addressed the securities classification of secondary-market XRP sales, new agency rules would primarily clarify disclosure standards for future XRP-related offerings and products.

Concurrently, CFTC Chair Selig has instructed staff to create a registration framework for spot cryptocurrency exchanges and establish standards for leveraged retail trading. Spot platforms currently rely largely on state money-transmitter licenses. While these measures would expand regulatory oversight and operational rules for trading venues, they would establish framework protections without altering the fundamental legal classification of assets like XRP.

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