Coinbase CEO Says CLARITY Act Nears Finish Line Ahead of Sept. 15 Senate Vote

RegulationDigital Finance
โดย Yahoo Finance·US·Read original
Summary · why it matters

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told Bloomberg Thursday that the CLARITY Act is nearing the finish line ahead of a Sept. 15 Senate vote, with banks, law enforcement groups and crypto companies all endorsing it. Armstrong, speaking from the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, said he is confident the bill will pass but added that even a failed vote would not leave the industry without clarity, since the SEC and the CFTC have said they are ready to publish rulemaking. He called passage of the CLARITY Act a regulatory checkbox that could unlock institutional capital and pave the way for tokenized equities in the U.S., describing it as a big milestone for the industry. On Bitcoin, Armstrong said he personally believes the cycle bottom is already in and expects the cryptocurrency to trend higher over the coming year or two as the next halving approaches. He also told CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that about half of Coinbase's revenue comes from trading, which has been down for the past year, pushing the company to diversify into stocks, commodities and foreign exchange, while the other half comes from subscriptions and services led by USD Coin stablecoins. Armstrong said he expects the stablecoin market to grow from roughly $300 billion today to $3 trillion by 2030, and cited stablecoin payments on Base up 700% year over year, prediction markets growing 100% quarter over quarter on the Coinbase app, tokenized equities launched in Abu Dhabi with real shareholder rights, and 90% of agentic finance payments running on Base.

Impact on stocks 4

Digital Finance & Tokenization▲ · 1 stocks
Coinbase Global Inc
COIN
▲ PositiveRegulationDemandrelevance

CLARITY Act nearing a Senate vote with broad endorsement would give Coinbase regulatory clarity and could unlock institutional capital.

Electrification & Mobility▲ · 1 stocks
Robotics & Physical AI▲ · 1 stocks
Others▲ · 1 stocks

Theme Impact 5

Off-coverage companies 1

Bloomberg L.P.Private± Mixed
relevance

Related news

▲impact 4

SEC Unveils Trading Framework for Tokenized Stocks, S&P Acquires OpenZeppelin, DeFi Market Cap Hits $80 Billion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a provisional, conditional exemption allowing certain tokenized U.S.-listed equities to trade on-chain under specified conditions, while S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a firm specializing in smart contract security infrastructure. The SEC measure, set out in a "Statement on Innovation Exemptions" signed by Commissioner Mark T. Ueda, guarantees holders of equity tokens the same rights as holders of conventional shares and requires third parties to notify the issuer of the underlying stock in writing before dealing in tokenized shares. According to S&P Global, OpenZeppelin's technology has supported the transfer of more than $37 trillion in value cumulatively, including major stablecoins and tokenized funds. Following these announcements, the market capitalization of DeFi-related tokens rose about $7 billion on Friday, climbing 8.8% to $79.8 billion, while the total market capitalization of the broader crypto market rose 4% to $2.7 trillion. Hyperliquid's HYPE jumped 10.8% to an all-time high of about $90.46, giving it a market capitalization of $20.12 billion; Uniswap's UNI rose 29.1% over 24 hours to about $9.00, for a market capitalization of $5.59 billion; and Aave's AAVE gained 9.5% to about $135.28. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the SEC is trying to put in place as much of a crypto regulatory framework as it can under its existing authority, and described tokenization as a massive tide.
SPGI ▲
Digital Finance & Tokenization ▲
NADA NEWS·4hRead more →

CFTC Submits New Crypto Regulation Proposal to White House

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted a regulatory proposal on crypto asset trading and markets to the White House for review on September 17. According to review records published by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which operates under the Office of Management and Budget, the item is under review at the "pre-rule stage" and is titled "Regulation of Crypto Asset Trading and Crypto Asset Markets." The public record does not indicate specific draft rules or which entities would be covered, and the submission does not mean a new rule has been finalized. To establish oversight rules for the crypto asset market, the CFTC and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made Project Crypto a joint effort in January 2026, and in March they published interpretations and guidance on applying federal securities law to crypto assets; this submission is the CFTC's follow-on move toward rulemaking. Meanwhile, the CLARITY Act, which would set the SEC's and CFTC's supervisory scopes in law, has stalled, and the U.S. Senate on September 15 rejected a cloture motion to begin debate by a vote of 49 in favor to 50 against.
Digital Finance & Tokenization
NADA NEWS·5hRead more →
▲impact 4

SEC Grants Five-Year Innovation Exemption for Tokenized U.S. Equities, Lifting Robinhood and Coinbase

The SEC announced a five-year conditional Innovation Exemption allowing eligible platforms to trade tokenized U.S. equities without standard exchange registration, sending shares of Robinhood up 7.6% and Coinbase up 10.5%. According to Reuters, the temporary framework lets digital asset brokerages and trading platforms support tokenized equity trading while the agency solicits public comments to shape permanent regulatory policies for on-chain securities. Tokenized equities represent traditional corporate shares as digital tokens on a blockchain, potentially enabling 24/7 trading, fractional ownership, and more efficient settlement. The move reduces compliance hurdles and waives full exchange registration requirements for qualifying participants, opening the door for platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood to launch new asset offerings and capture additional trading volume. The rally was further supported by a rebound in the broader cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin trading up roughly 2% near $78,000. Coinbase remains down 17.7% since the start of the year and trades at $194.63 per share, 49.7% below its 52-week high of $387.27 from October 2025.
COIN ▲HOOD ▲BTC ▲
Digital Finance & Tokenization ▲
Reuters·6hRead more →
© 2026 MarketDXNews