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5 Things to Know about the CLARITY Act
The Senate's proposed CLARITY Act aims to create clearer rules for digital assets by defining when tokens are treated as securities versus commodities, while also setting guardrails around stablecoins, DeFi, and crypto platforms. The legislation highlights five major themes: the future control of digital financial infrastructure, the securities-versus-commodities debate, the fight over stablecoin yield products, US competitiveness against global crypto hubs, and the ongoing tensions around AML, consumer protection, and systemic risk. Supporters argue the framework is critical to keeping fintech and digital asset innovation inside the US as tokenized assets and AI-driven financial systems continue to grow.
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