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Washington’s favorite crypto rerun
The latest episode of the bank-vs.-crypto soap opera is set for a Thursday vote on the CLARITY Act, and Coinbase is once again the main character whether it likes it or not. If you’ve been following this storyline, you know the plot: crypto wants a rulebook, banks want guardrails, and lawmakers are stuck trying to write both without setting off the room.
Why investors are watching
For Coinbase shareholders, this isn’t just political theater. A clearer regulatory framework could make life easier for the company’s core business by reducing the “wait, can we actually do this?” uncertainty that tends to hang over U.S. crypto trading like a storm cloud.
- More clarity could mean less headline risk for Coinbase’s products and partnerships.
- A smoother path for digital asset rules could support broader industry adoption.
- On the flip side, if the bill gets bogged down in the bank-crypto knife fight, the same old uncertainty sticks around.
The big picture
This is less about one vote and more about whether Washington can stop treating crypto like a furniture assembly project with missing screws. If the CLARITY Act moves forward, that’s another small win for Coinbase’s long-term bull case — even if the road to actual law still looks like a bumpy congressional tollway.
Big picture: the market doesn’t need perfection here, just less chaos. And for Coinbase, that’s still a pretty meaningful upgrade.