Why SEC and CFTC Rules Can’t Replace Congress: French Hill’s Lame-Duck CLARITY Push and the 22-Day Clock
America’s crypto market can receive a friendlier regulatory interpretation without receiving a durable market structure. That distinction explains why Representative French Hill, the Arkansas Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, is still pressing for the CLARITY Act despite an active SEC and CFTC. According to reporting on his television remarks, Hill argued that the agencies’ efforts under existing authority cannot replace a permanent legislative foundation. His argument concerns both the reach of regulation and its staying power. Bitcoin.com’s report on Hill’s legislative push ...