Us Crypto Legislation And Policies To Watch Out For In 2026 2025
With the Trump administration and many pro-crypto officials taking office, 2025 saw significant changes in US crypto policy, with ripples likely extending into 2026.
Many crypto industry leaders and users anticipate significant changes in the US regulatory environment over the next 12 months, as various policy changes and legislation begin to take effect.
Although the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in January 2025 did not mean an immediate end to all digital asset regulation, many of the administration’s policies, from dismissing enforcement cases of crypto companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission to signing a stablecoin bill into law, signal apparent differences to previous US presidents and their chosen regulators.
“I expect an increasing number of jurisdictions to establish clear and transparent regulatory frameworks for the crypto industry, which should facilitate broader participation,” Ruslan Lienkha, YouHodler’s chief of markets, said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. “Consequently, we are likely to see a significant rise in the involvement of banks and other financial institutions in the market in 2026.”
As of late December, the US Senate has yet to vote on legislation to establish clear regulatory guidelines for digital assets.
The initial bill, known as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), was passed by the House of Representatives in July. However, lawmakers in the Senate said their versions of the legislation would “build on” the existing bill rather than passing it through the chamber without any changes.
As a result, leadership on the Senate Banking Committee released a Republican-led discussion draft of the bill in July, and the Senate Agriculture Committee announced a bipartisan draft in November. Both bills will need to go through the respective committees before the full chamber can vote on either, or some combination thereof.
The drafts suggested that Congress could grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission more authority to regulate digital assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken on a more prominent role in overseeing cryptocurrencies, with some notable exceptions.
According to digital asset management company Grayscale, the bill will “facilitate deeper integration between public blockchains and traditional finance, facilitate regulated trading of digital asset securities, and potentially allow for onchain issuance by both startups and mature firms.”
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Source: CoinTelegraph
