The CLARITY Act: Why US Crypto Regulation Is Still Stuck in August 2026
The CLARITY Act passed the House in 2025 but remains stalled in the Senate. Here's what's blocking it, what it would change, and what happens next.
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The CLARITY Act passed the House in 2025 but remains stalled in the Senate. Here's what's blocking it, what it would change, and what happens next.
While regulators debate stablecoin classification, remittance companies and fintechs in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia are already using USDC and USDT to move money faster and cheaper than traditional banking allows.
On-chain stablecoin volume hit $7.2 trillion in February 2026, passing the ACH network for the first time. With total market cap at $316 billion and Citi forecasting $1.9 trillion by 2030, stablecoins are quietly becoming the settlement backbone of global finance.
The Bank for International Settlements released its annual report arguing that stablecoins fall short of the standards required to function as money, with particularly stark warnings for emerging market economies where adoption is growing fastest.
MoneyGram became an active validator on the Solana network, signaling that mainstream payment companies are moving beyond blockchain experiments and toward meaningful infrastructure participation in decentralized networks.