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Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (also known as the CLARITY Act), which proposes major reforms for regulating digital assets.

Here's a breakdown:

What the CLARITY Act Covers

1. Clear Digital Asset Classification & Jurisdiction

* The Act defines three categories for digital assets:

*Digital commodities*, governed by the CFTC.
Permitted payment stablecoins
Excluded digital assets
* Digital assets with characteristics of traditional securities remain under the SEC's jurisdiction.

2. Exemption for Offerings of Digital Commodities

* Offers and sales of digital commodities (like tokens issued on a decentralizing blockchain) may receive exemption from SEC registration under Section 4(a)(8)
* This exemption applies if the blockchain system is "mature" or projected to become mature within four years, subject to limitations on issuance and disclosure requirements.

3. Primary vs. Secondary Market Clarity

Primary transactions (initial offerings) involving digital commodities must follow disclosure protocols.
Secondary markets for such digital commodities are clearly treated as non-securities—allowing freer trading.

4. Dual-Agency Oversight and Expedited Registration

*The Act establishes a dual-regulatory structure, assigning different responsibilities to the SEC and CFTC, and includes provisions for expedited or provisional registration for digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers.

5. DeFi & Developer Exemptions

* Certain decentralized finance (DeFi) activities; such as validating transactions, updating wallets, or maintaining UI—are exempted from full SEC/CFTC regulation, excluding anti-fraud or anti-manipulation enforcement.

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In Summary

The CLARITY Act doesn’t correspond to any Section 30 of SEC regulations. Instead, it’s a proposed U.S. law (H.R. 3633) aiming to:

* Provide clear classifications for digital assets.
* Clarify regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC.
* Offer exemptions and a more flexible framework for issuing and trading digital commodities.
* Enable modern and reasonable oversight, adapted to digital finance.
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