It’s a tough slog to pass legislation ahead of U.S. midterm elections, and even more so for stand-alone bills like the so-called CLARITY Act—a bill that sets out rules for crypto assets and services to become part of the financial mainstream. Despite all this, longtime crypto policy expert Kristin Smith believes the bill has a very good chance of passing and, on the latest episode of Fortune’s Crypto Playbook—available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube—she explained how things are likely to unfold.
Smith is widely known in crypto circles for having built the trade group Blockchain Association into a lobbying powerhouse that helped pass the Genius Act, a landmark piece of stablecoin legislation. In her current role as President…
