After the CLARITY Act: Building IP Strategy for a Fragmented Digital Asset Regulatory Environment
October 2026 opened with a defining theme: after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are moving to fill the regulatory gap on their own, from the SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets to updated CFTC guidance on tokenized investments — and where agency action reaches its limits, courts and state regulators are filling in. For brands, founders, and IP practitioners operating in digital assets,
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