Garlinghouse says Dimon twisted CLARITY Act facts. CFTC chairman backs bill. 90% of crypto volume offshore. Markup next month could decide US exchange relisting.
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Brad Garlinghouse accused Jamie Dimon of twisting the facts on the CLARITY Act to shield JPMorgan's payments business from competition. The Ripple CEO said Dimon's public warnings about the bill were misleading.
Dimon had argued the legislation would weaken anti-money laundering compliance. He warned it could create loopholes for illicit finance. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig pushed back. Selig said Dimon was misreading the proposal. The bill, Selig argued, would strengthen oversight by giving the CFTC clearer authority over digital asset spot markets.
Garlinghouse pointed to a statistic he said Dimon ignored. Roughly 90% of digital asset trading volume has moved offshore, he said. Legal clarity in the U.S. could bring some of that activity back. Garlinghouse framed the dispute as a fight between incumbent banks and the crypto industry. JPMorgan, he said, benefits from the current regulatory fog.
The CLARITY Act would define which digital assets are commodities under CFTC jurisdiction and which are securities under SEC rules. It has bipartisan support in the House. A community bank group has also backed the bill, arguing it would let them offer stablecoin rewards without running afoul of securities law. That group's fight has drawn attention to the same compliance questions Dimon raised.
Selig's intervention carries weight. The CFTC has been the de facto regulator for crypto derivatives and some spot markets. Its authority over cash digital asset trading remains contested. The SEC has claimed jurisdiction over most tokens. The CLARITY Act would settle that split.
Dimon has long been skeptical of crypto. He has called Bitcoin a fraud and said JPMorgan's blockchain efforts are separate from the speculative market. His opposition to the CLARITY Act puts him on the same side as some consumer advocacy groups that worry about weaker oversight. Garlinghouse said that alliance is convenient for a bank that wants to limit competition.
The bill is scheduled for a markup in the House Financial Services Committee next month. The outcome could determine whether U.S. exchanges see a wave of relisting or a continued exodus of trading volume.
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