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Crypto regulators finally decide to play nice, but don’t get too comfortable

Crypto regulators finally decide to play nice, but don’t get too comfortable

KriptoworldKriptoworld2025/09/30 16:00
By:by kriptoworld

Once upon a time, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission fought like cats in a sack over who owned which crypto patch.

Fast forward to today, and CFTC’s acting boss, Caroline Pham, drops the mic: “The turf war is over.”

That’s right, guys, the regulatory showdown that’s held crypto hostage for years is apparently kaput.

Regulatory clarity

The battle lines were clear. CFTC said most of the crypto market fits their commodities clubhouse, per former Chair Rostin Behnam.

Meanwhile, ex-SEC Chair Gary Gensler insisted those cryptos were securities, fiercely waving their own regulatory flag.

This standoff left traders and projects caught in a bureaucratic limbo, desperately trying to figure out which regulator to kiss up to.

Have you heard about the regulatory clarity, and the lack of it? This was that.

Enter the latest roundtable, hosted by the CFTC and SEC themselves, like bringing frenemies to therapy.

Pham admitted the lanes they’re supposed to patrol can get unclear or unintuitive, causing unnecessary friction and giving market players more headaches than a hangover.

Translation, the regulators spent too much time squabbling, and not enough time working together.

Harmonization

In the hallowed halls of Washington, lawmakers are cooking up the Clarity Act, a bill that could slap broader authority on the CFTC to oversee crypto assets across the board.

This could finally settle the “who’s boss” debate once and for all, setting clearer boundaries in the crypto industry.

Don’t expect a full regulatory marriage, though. SEC Chair Paul Atkins crushed the juicy gossip about an SEC-CFTC merge, calling it fanciful talk that risks distracting from the monumental opportunity ready to be seized.

Harmonization, not a government shake-up, is the mantra of the day.

Clear the fog

The joint roundtable brought the heavy hitters to the table. Executives from Kraken, Robinhood, J.P. Morgan, Kalshi, and even Bank of America chimed in, showing this isn’t just a D.C. soap opera, it’s a high-stakes game shaping the future of crypto regulation and innovation.

So here’s the moral of the story, the regulators are done playing territorial games for now, focusing instead on a shaky but deliberate truce to keep the crypto engine humming.

With trillions in crypto assets on the line and lawmakers drafting legislation to clear the fog, the peace treaty might just ignite a new era of crypto clarity, or at least keep the headaches from multiplying.

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Written by András Mészáros
Cryptocurrency and Web3 expert, founder of Kriptoworld
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With years of experience covering the blockchain space, András delivers insightful reporting on DeFi, tokenization, altcoins, and crypto regulations shaping the digital economy.

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