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Clarity Act Tweak Could Sweep DeFi Devs Into SEC Rules | CoinDesk Daily

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

A last-minute tweak in the Clarity Act may punch DeFi . A last-minute amendment to the Senate's Clarity Act stripped out protections for non-controlling blockchain developers. They could now be folded into financial regulations as "securities intermediaries" if regulators argue they have any level of control over a protocol. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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0:00.0

A last-minute Clarity Act tweak on Defi, an Eco Protocol gets drained for $77 million.

0:10.3

The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act last week in a 15-9 bipartisan vote.

0:17.1

But a last-minute tweak has the defy sector on edge.

0:20.8

Lawmakers stripped out language protecting non-controlling blockchain developers.

0:25.8

Under the new version, they could be folded into financial regulations as securities intermediaries.

0:32.2

The wording is broad.

0:33.7

Anyone acting pursuant to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding to control a protocol could be swept in.

0:39.4

The FCC could roll out a new framework for trading tokenized stocks as early as this week, according to Bloomberg.

0:45.7

The proposed innovation exemption would let trading platforms offer digital versions of publicly traded securities under a lighter regulatory structure. Wall Street is already

0:55.6

lining up. DTCC plans to begin limited production trades in July. Nasdaq has SEC approval for its

1:02.4

tokenized securities plan, and ICE, the parents of NYSE, is expanding into tokenized stocks through a

1:08.3

partnership with OKX. And finally, D5 Platform Echo Protocol was drained for about $77 million in the latest

1:16.0

decentralized protocol exploit.

1:18.3

The attacker used a compromised admin key to mint 1,000 unauthorized EBTC on the Monad

1:24.7

blockchain, borrowed $3.45 million in wrapped Bitcoin against the funds,

1:29.3

and laundered them through tornado cash. Get more updates on coindust.com.

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