Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure
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Bernstein warns that the SEC and CFTC will launch aggressive rulemaking to recoup time lost after the CLARITY Act cloture vote failed on Tuesday, prompting agencies to draft new regulations addressing market transparency and fraud prevention. The swift regulatory push could tighten compliance costs, reshape trading practices, and spur short‑term volatility as firms adapt to tighter oversight.
Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on Tuesday.