Gaming out crypto policy from now to the next presidency
Putting together the Clarity Act, the regulators, the 2026 election and the next Presidency — WAGMI
The hash:
Regulators pass the rules crypto needs to move forward, whether or not Congress passes a law.
Once that happens, it will catalyze capital formation with tokens, which should bring liquidity to the market.
Between legislators retiring and aggression by PACs like Fairshake, the path leads toward a more and more pro-crypto Congress, though probably only pro-crypto enough not to do anything negative.
But it’s harder to roll back regulations than people think.
Another full-throttle attack on the industry looks wildly unlikely.
Today’s post is complicated, but it should also put you at ease.
I got out my crystal ball and looked into the next four years of U.S. policymaking for the blockchain business. This is a realistic prognosis, based on how policy actually works.
Policymaking is slow and complicated. Complexity means there are a lot of ways for policy to fall apart, but comple…