Since arriving at the White House, the Trump administration has been working to build a clear regulatory framework that is conducive to the development of the cryptocurrency sector. This momentum could accelerate for the CLARITY Act bill as early as January.
CLARITY Act: a regulatory framework planned for January?
For many years, US players in the cryptocurrency ecosystem have been calling for a clear and defined regulatory framework so that they can conduct their activities in complete transparency. This was especially true when former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler used this legal gray area to impose record lawsuits and fines on them.
The situation has changed significantly since the Trump administration took over, appointing crypto advocate Paul Atkins to this key position. This provided an opportunity to establish a tailor-made GENIUS Act regulatory framework to support the development of stablecoins last July, as well as to promise a CLARITY Act more specifically tailored to cryptocurrencies.
A project announced as soon as Donald Trump was elected, it remains for the moment a mere campaign promise, to the point of forcing Paul Atkins to approve the first crypto ETFs (SOL, XRP, DOGE, and LINK) at the end of this year before it came into force, even though he had announced a few months earlier that he would wait until this deadline to act.
However, this nearly two-year delay may well be coming to an end, according to a recent statement by White House Crypto Tsar David Sacks on the X network regarding an acceleration in the CLARITY Act process starting next January.
We had an excellent call today with Chairmen Tim Scott and John Boozman, who confirmed that a markup for Clarity is scheduled for January. Thanks to their leadership, as well as FrenchHill and Glen Thompson in the House, we are closer than ever to passing the historic crypto market structure legislation that President Trump has called for. We look forward to getting the job done in January!
David Sacks
There are still a few key steps to validate
Clearly, the holiday season is no exception to the rule of ambitious resolutions, even in American politics.
We will now have to wait and see how this promise of acceleration will take shape in practice, according to the X Milk Road account, which lists the steps still to be taken to achieve this.
January 2026 is when the Senate plans to formally debate [the CLARITY Act], amend it, and try to pass it into law. If it passes, it would finally establish clear rules in the US for tokens, exchanges, DeFi, and on-chain markets.
Milk Road
The year 2026 could therefore become the year in which the specific regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies announced since Donald Trump’s election is effectively implemented.
It remains to be seen whether the “full speed ahead on crypto” advances announced last September by Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Council on Crypto Assets, will ultimately lead to effective legislation.
