Former CFTC commissioner says CLARITY Act is not the only path to crypto certainty

Sep 30, 2026 06:09 (24d ago)

Brian Quintenz said the CLARITY Act is not the sole route to crypto regulatory certainty and regulators should not block risk.
The SEC and CFTC could use exemptive authority to help fill U.S. regulatory gaps without waiting for new legislation.
At KBW 2026 on Sept. 30, Quintenz said traditional-finance tokenization had expanded as crypto use cases broadened.

Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Brian Quintenz said the CLARITY Act is not the only route to regulatory certainty for crypto markets, arguing at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 that regulators should not block risk. Speaking Sept. 30 at Seoul’s Grand Walkerhill in Gwangjin-gu, Quintenz said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and CFTC could use exemptive authority to help fill regulatory gaps. He also said tokenization adoption in traditional finance has expanded this year, while crypto use cases are spreading into entertainment, music and social networking.