The Next Steps On CLARITY Will Define Crypto Policy In 2026
The debate around the CLARITY Act and market structure is set to dominate crypto discourse in 2026
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With the passage of the CLARITY Act by the House of Representatives in July 2025 hopes were high that comprehensive market structure and regulation would soon be coming to the crypto space. Despite these hopes, however, the Act has stalled since, with a much anticipated hearing by the Senate Agriculture Committee postponed until the end of January, which was originally schedule to take place simultaneously with the markup session being held by the Senate Banking Committee on the same day. This delay seems to be communicating that political leadership does not believe the Act, at least in its current form, will have the votes to pass…
