Epic-level signal! The US Congress faces a choice: if the CLARITY Act falls through, $BTC and $ETH will flow overseas, and retail investors will no longer have any chance to get in.

Every generation has the chance to upgrade the underlying infrastructure. In the 1990s, the internet reshaped the world. Policymakers didn’t force new technology into old frameworks; they set rules to protect consumers and leave room for innovation. The result? One of the fastest growth periods in human history.

Now it’s the blockchain networks’ turn. Stablecoins make payments faster and cheaper; tokenization of assets pushes capital markets toward modernization. No matter whether the U.S. Congress acts, these technologies will keep advancing. The choice is with the United States—either lead the standards or hand them over to others.

The GENIUS Act has already proven it: clear regulation is medicine. Stablecoins are essentially digital dollars that can flow freely on the internet. From the U.S. to send $200 to Colombia, traditional channels charge more than $12 in fees and take days; with stablecoins it costs just a few cents, with settlement in seconds. In the past, regulatory uncertainty suppressed adoption. The moment this bill was introduced, the market immediately came alive.

Data speaks for itself. Currently, the stablecoin market size is about $315 billion, up over 50% year over year. Dollar-pegged tokens have become one of the fastest channels for the spread of the U.S. dollar overseas. Visa data shows that over the past 12 months, the total transaction processing volume of stablecoins reached $1 million in billions of dollars. Big players such as JPMorgan, Citigroup, Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, and others are stepping up investment in blockchain infrastructure.

The key is that the influence of the dollar is being reinforced. Many people around the world can’t open traditional dollar accounts; now they can hold and trade digital dollars with a software wallet. Clear regulation allows this system to be built on U.S. standards, not taken over by alternative solutions that steal the initiative. The GENIUS Act shows that sensible regulation can expand the market instead of shackling it.

But the issue is that this bill covers only part of the industry. The market capitalization of stablecoins is less than 15% of the total crypto market; the remaining 85% of underlying blockchain networks still lack coherent federal regulation to date. It’s like regulating smartphones while ignoring cellular networks. The CLARITY Act is here to fill this gap.

The core of this bill is to establish clear rules for blockchain networks and delineate regulatory responsibilities across different parties in the digital asset market. Unified standards can incentivize transparency, manage risks, and encourage competition. It borrows from traditional financial rules, grants regulators authority to oversee intermediaries, implements requirements for asset custody, segregation of customer funds, and information disclosure, helps prevent crises like FTX, and encourages institutional capital to enter the market.

BlackRock has already launched a tokenized fund; JPMorgan has built a blockchain payments system; and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which holds $1.14M trillion in assets under custody, is using Canton Network to scale tokenized securities. The CLARITY Act will clear market entry barriers so traditional financial institutions can move in compliantly. The beneficiaries aren’t just the crypto industry, but also consumers, investors, and the long-term competitiveness of America’s capital markets.

History shows that open, neutral platforms create the greatest value through clear rules. The internet succeeded because entrepreneurs understood the rules of conduct—they could run their businesses with confidence, attract capital, and compete on strength. Blockchain networks should have an equally enabling environment.

“Regulation and innovation are opposites” is a false proposition. The GENIUS Act has already overturned it: in the second half of 2025 after the bill took effect, investments flowing into crypto startups exceeded $13 billion—nearly double the $6.9 billion in the first half before the act was implemented. Market forecasts suggest that in the coming years, the scale of tokenized assets could grow by a factor of 100.

Do we choose certainty or uncertainty? The U.S. can seize the opportunity to build the next generation of financial infrastructure at home; or it can stand by and watch innovation migrate abroad, where other countries will set the rules.

No bill is perfect, and the CLARITY Act is no exception. The reality is that consumer protection currently barely exists in the crypto industry, and this bill will fill that gap. Like all legislation, not every party’s demands can be fully met, but this text was negotiated by multiple parties over several months and absorbed major compromises from the industry. Even with flaws, it’s still hundreds of times better than the current state of having virtually no regulation.

This year, the U.S. Congress’s decision will determine where the next generation of financial infrastructure will thrive—and who will lead it. If the CLARITY Act passes, the U.S. can once again take the initiative, just like it led the way for commercial internet the last time. If it doesn’t, innovation will migrate outward and develop under regulatory frameworks built by other countries.

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