The crypto industry has spent years asking Washington for clear rules. It may 
be getting closer to an answer. JPMorgan analysts are now predicting that the 
Clarity Act — a sweeping bill designed to set formal ground rules for how 
digital assets are regulated in the US — will be signed into law by the middle 
of this year. If this timeline holds, it could prove to be one of the biggest 
changes in crypto policy within the US. Related Reading: Bitcoin In The Line 
Of Fire: Price Dips To $63k As US, Israel Launch Strikes On Iran What The 
Clarity Act Actually Does At its heart, this is a bill about structure. The 
reality is that currently, there is a lack of a unified structure or framework 
regarding how crypto is classified or traded within the US. Different bodies 
have taken different stances on the issue, leaving businesses to wonder what 
is or isn&#8217;t allowed. The Clarity Act aims to fix that by establishing a clear 
set of rules that applies across the board — covering everything from how 
tokens are categorized to which regulatory bodies have authority over them. A 
JPMorgan Chase report says the U.S. CLARITY Act could pass by mid-year and 
serve as a second-half catalyst, bringing regulatory clarity, ending 
“regulation by enforcement,” boosting tokenization, and supporting 
institutional adoption. Key debates involve stablecoin yield… — Wu Blockchain 
(@WuBlockchain) March 2, 2026 According to JPMorgan&#8217;s team of analysts, led by 
managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the bill&#8217;s approval could act as a 
meaningful turning point for the broader crypto market. Reports say the bank 
believes the legislation may help push prices upward in the second half of 
2026, even as sentiment across crypto markets remains negative right now. The 
bank&#8217;s view is that regulatory certainty, once delivered, tends to attract 
institutional money that has been sitting on the sidelines. But the bill is 
not there yet. Two unresolved disputes have kept it from moving forward. The 
first involves stablecoins — digital currencies pegged to traditional assets 
like the US dollar. Crypto firms want stablecoin holders to be able to earn 
rewards on their holdings, similar to interest. Banks are pushing back hard, 
arguing that offering those returns would pull customer deposits away from 
conventional financial institutions and undermine the broader banking system. 
A Political Fight Is Slowing Things Down The second obstacle is a bit more 
political in nature, as democratic lawmakers have been advocating for a clause 
to be included in the bill, which would prohibit senior government officials, 
including US President, Donald Trump, and his family, from owning any 
financial interest in crypto projects. The provision is widely seen as a 
direct reference to Trump, whose family has been linked to various crypto 
ventures. The White House has reportedly hosted several meetings to work 
through these disagreements, but no resolution has been reached. Related 
Reading: Crypto’s Quietest Month In Nearly A Year — But Hackers Haven’t Gone 
Away A March 1 deadline that had been floated as a possible target for 
progress came and went without any meaningful announcement. Reports note that 
industry observers had already signaled weeks in advance that the deadline was 
unlikely to produce results, and that turned out to be accurate. Negotiations 
are ongoing, though the pace has frustrated those who were hoping for a faster 
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