Scaramucci Warns the CLARITY Act Is Blocked: Bitcoin May Swing, Layer 1 Prospects Face Pressure

Gate News updates, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said that the United States’ key crypto regulatory bill, the “CLARITY Act,” has stalled and will continue to affect the cryptocurrency market landscape in 2026. He noted that, in the current political environment, it has become significantly harder to move crypto legislation forward, and Bitcoin and major Layer1 ecosystems may face longer periods of uncertainty.

Scaramucci said the bill is blocked mainly due to three factors. First, before Trump’s inauguration, he launched meme coins and earned substantial profits, which irritated some lawmakers and weakened the foundation of bipartisan support. Second, the United States’ policy stance toward Greenland has affected relationships with allies, further reducing room for cross-party cooperation. Third, the United States’ military actions toward Iran have consumed a large amount of political resources, pushing financial regulation issues to the margins.

Although the “CLARITY Act” had previously passed the House of Representatives in 2025, advancement in the Senate was blocked. Scaramucci said plainly that, under the current landscape, the 60 votes needed for passage are almost impossible to achieve, meaning the crypto regulatory framework will be difficult to implement in the near term. If the window of the 2026 midterm elections is missed, the related legislation may be delayed by several years.

Regulatory uncertainty has begun to affect market structure. Scaramucci noted that the development pace of Layer1 projects, including Solana, Avalanche, and TON, has been constrained, and institutional funds are becoming more cautious in allocating to tokenized assets. Meanwhile, the Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) segment saw sell-offs, reflecting the market’s concern about the policy environment.

However, he remains optimistic about Bitcoin’s long-term outlook, believing it has value support that can span multiple cycles. Scaramucci expects that Bitcoin still has room to rise in the future, and could even reach higher valuations driven by generational wealth transfers. But in the absence of a clear regulatory framework, the market in the short term will still be dominated by range-bound trading.

At the current stage, the crypto market is waiting for policy direction to become clear. Once regulation makes a breakthrough, it could become an important driver of the next round of market activity; otherwise, the market pace in 2026 may still stay in a state where low volatility and structural divergence coexist.