๐ด The Decentralization Rules
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The CLARITY Act draft bill introduces a binary 'coordinated control' framework for classifying crypto projects as decentralized, with five key SEC criteria including open code, permissionless participation, and token concentration limits. Kevin Warsh was confirmed as the next Federal Reserve Chair along party lines in the most contentious confirmation in history. Democrats also filed 15 anti-DeFi amendments to the CLARITY Act targeting DeFi developers with criminal liability for code and smart contract sanctions.
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CLARITY Act decentralization framework
Tuesday evening's CLARITY draft continues to bring the industry closer to well-defined rules of the road, with the decentralization certification process being a meaningful step forward for crypto projects.
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