CZ says U.S. regulatory shift could spark crypto ‘super cycle’; Coinbase threatens to pull CLARITY Act support over stablecoin rewards ban

first published 2026-01-11T14:10:28Z

Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao called a potential crypto ‘super cycle’ driven by a major U.S. regulatory shift. He pointed to last year’s GENIUS Act creating a federal framework for payment stablecoins and a Jan. 15 Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act that could force SEC/CFTC oversight unification. The SEC has lowered crypto enforcement priority for 2026, spot Bitcoin ETFs have raised over $56 billion since 2024, and traditional banks are building crypto products; CZ and analysts caution legislation alone won’t guarantee steady growth.

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Facts: GENIUS Act established a federal framework for payment stablecoins; CLARITY Act markup on Jan. 15 could unify SEC/CFTC oversight; SEC removed crypto from 2026 exam priorities; spot Bitcoin ETFs raised >$56B since 2024; banks building crypto products. These concrete regulatory and capital-flow developments are bullish but the summary notes legislation isn’t a guaranteed linear growth driver.

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