1inch lawyer: Regardless of the midterm election results, U.S. crypto regulation will be driven primarily by

1inch deputy general counsel Maylea Ma said the U.S. midterm elections could influence the stalled CLARITY Act, but substantive digital-asset regulation over the next few years will come mainly from the SEC, CFTC and Treasury rather than Congress. She noted these agencies are engaging more with crypto projects, yet agency guidance cannot deliver the legislative stability the industry wants, with a durable statute that survives changes of government remaining the long-term goal. Doma Protocol team D3 co-founder Michael Ho said the stalled market-structure bill leaves U.S. crypto policy dependent on agency guidance that future administrations can overturn, keeping institutional capital on the sidelines. The remarks point to continued regulatory uncertainty for U.S. crypto markets. What to watch next is whether the CLARITY Act advances after the elections and how far SEC, CFTC and Treasury guidance can substitute for legislation.