US CFTC Chair Michael Selig has told lawmakers and the crypto industry that the agency will continue moving on digital-asset regulation even if Congress does not pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. Speaking in prepared remarks at the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting on Thursday, Selig framed the agency’s approach as a way to “give CLARITY its breathing room” while still preparing rulemaking that could be deployed quickly if the bill stalls.

Selig also described actions already set in motion inside the commission, including work aimed at allowing both registered and non-registered entities to offer leveraged or margined crypto asset trading, alongside efforts to develop protections for…