2026-01-13 21:24:05

2026 will be a watershed year for the global cryptocurrency market. The US is set to introduce the "GENIUS Act" and the "CLARITY Act," which mainly aim to establish rules and frameworks for stablecoin issuance. At the same time, the EU's MiCA regulation will be fully rolled out, and other regions are not idle—Britain, Singapore, and Hong Kong are all actively building their own regulatory systems.

With this wave of regulation, the compliance environment for cryptocurrencies will change dramatically. For institutions targeting this market, this is actually a good time to clear the way for entry. The clearer the rules, the fewer concerns large funds will have.

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ShadowStaker

· 12h ago

ngl, regulatory clarity's gonna be a double-edged thing... sure, institutions flood in, but decentralization metrics are about to take a beating. who's actually running the validators once the compliance overhead kicks in? that's the real question nobody's asking.

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Layer2Arbitrageur

· 12h ago

ngl, clarity in regulatory frameworks actually opens up basis points that degens have been leaving on the table for years. institutional money flowing in = better liquidity = tighter spreads on cross-chain bridges. the real alpha is gonna be in those first 90 days when compliance frameworks stabilize but arbitrage windows haven't fully compressed yet.

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Degen4Breakfast

· 12h ago

Damn, 2026 is really here. This time, it's truly time to clear the field. Regulations are coming one after another, and small retail investors are about to get cut again. Big institutions are laughing all the way; clear rules mean a green light for them. Stablecoins should have been regulated long ago; there are too many irregularities. Wait, could it just be loud thunder but little rain again? With MiCA rolling out, can Europe still play? Feeling a bit anxious. More rules might be a good thing? I don't think so, buddy. This wave, better stock up on USDT in advance. Major funds are waiting for this signal, while retail investors are still debating whether to hold or not. It looks like 2026 will really bring a change of regime.

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