Traditional brokerages are now starting to integrate crypto into their platforms, bridging the gap between digital assets and traditional financial concepts.

For years, investors and media critiqued cryptocurrency as an outlier, due to some of the volatility surrounding the market.

Since crypto has been created, it has been on a parallel track with traditional financial practices, but on March 11th, Mastercard effectively merged the two.

What does the average person think when they hear crypto?

Since the CLARITY Act has been proposed, splitting duties and assets between the SEC and CFTC has been very difficult. There has been no reliable way to determine whether a token is a security or a commodity, which can create loopholes and is a huge crack in the system.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act was first introduced on May 29, 2025, by Arkansas Congressman French Hill and was designed to create a clear foundation for digital assets.