TOKENIZATION POLICY
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GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91| GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91|

CLARITY Act

FIT21 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act)

The 2024 House-passed legislation that established the decentralization test for crypto classification, gave the CFTC jurisdiction over digital commodity spot markets, and became the legislative foundation for the CLARITY Act.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

French Hill: The House Financial Services Chair Driving US Digital Asset Market Structure

Representative French Hill — House Financial Services Committee Chair since 2025 — is the architect of the CLARITY Act, the market structure legislation that defines how US securities and commodity laws apply to digital assets.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min read

Howey Test

The four-part legal test derived from a 1946 US Supreme Court case that determines whether a transaction constitutes an 'investment contract' and therefore a security subject to SEC regulation.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

Security vs Commodity: The Classification That Determines Everything

The foundational US regulatory classification dispute that determines whether a crypto asset falls under SEC or CFTC jurisdiction, with fundamentally different compliance implications for each outcome.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

The Next Five Years of Tokenization Policy: What to Watch

Forward-looking analysis to 2031 — the CLARITY Act, digital euro launch, CARF adoption, DeFi regulation, AI+crypto dual compliance, BRICS Unit, and the four scenarios for how global crypto regulation resolves.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

US Digital Asset Bills Tracker

Tracking every significant US digital asset bill — status, sponsors, committee referrals, floor votes, and outlook.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 5 min read
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US Regulatory Clarity: How GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act Are Repricing American Digital Assets

The US shift from enforcement-first to legislative clarity — GENIUS Act signed, CLARITY Act passed House — has begun to reprice the regulatory risk premium on US-connected digital assets and tokenization businesses.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 7 min read

US Tokenization Legislation: Every Bill, Every Hearing, Every Vote

The complete guide to US digital asset legislation — from the GENIUS Act to CLARITY, from SEC enforcement to the CFTC's expanding role, and the political forces that shaped each outcome.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 15 min read
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