{"id":66511,"date":"2026-03-30T09:19:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/future-us-governments-could-crack-down-on-crypto-without-clear-rules-coin-center\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:19:33","slug":"future-us-governments-could-crack-down-on-crypto-without-clear-rules-coin-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/future-us-governments-could-crack-down-on-crypto-without-clear-rules-coin-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Future US governments could crack down on crypto without clear rules: Coin Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate after banks, crypto firms, and lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on key provisions like allowing stablecoin yields.<\/p>\n

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Failing to pass the crypto market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act could leave the door open for a less industry-friendly future US government to crack down on crypto, according to Coin Center executive director Peter Van Valkenburgh.<\/p>\n

In an X post on Friday, Van Valkenburgh argued<\/a> that rejecting developer protections in legislation like the CLARITY Act<\/a> and the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act in favor of \u201cshort-term business interests\u201d and the \u201ccontinued goodwill of those in charge\u201d could lead to a \u201cgrim\u201d future for the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe point of passing CLARITY is not to trust this administration. It is to bind the next one,\u201d he said, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cA world without CLARITY\u2019s statutory protections for developers is a world governed by prosecutorial discretion, political fashion, and fear.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CLARITY Act has stalled in the Senate as banks<\/a>, crypto firms and lawmakers have continued to debate over key provisions \u2014 including whether to allow third parties to offer stablecoin yields<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The bill also covers a range of measures, including frameworks for registering crypto intermediaries, regulating digital assets and classifying tokens.<\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>Peter Van Valkenburgh<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nothing set in stone without legislation<\/h2>\n

Van Valkenburgh also predicts that, without legislative clarification, a future US administration\u2019s Department of Justice could ramp up prosecutions of privacy-tool developers<\/a> as unlicensed money transmitters, and that existing regulatory interpretive guidance could be revoked.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Crypto investor sentiment will rise once CLARITY Act is passed: Bessent<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Since former SEC Chair Gary Gensler resigned on Jan. 20, 2025, crypto proponents have seen a regulatory shift by the SEC, including the dismissal of several long-running enforcement<\/a> actions against crypto firms and friendlier guidance on how the agency will treat crypto.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we lose this moment because we thought we\u2019d have a bit more revenue and a bit more latitude under the short-term friendly discretion of the current administration, then we lose our way,\u201d Van Valkenburgh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fail to stand up for the kind of transparency, neutrality, and openness that crypto stands for. And worse, we will have helped tie the noose ourselves, handing it to the future officials who will be only too happy to pull it tight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Nobody knows if quantum secure cryptography will even work<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n