Marc Andreessen calls for permanent US crypto regulatory framework

Marc Andreessen wants the US to stop treating crypto regulation like a temporary patch job. On August 1, 2026, the Andreessen Horowitz co-founder used a podcast conversation with a16z partner Chris Dixon to make the case for a permanent federal framework governing the crypto market, one built around fraud prevention, investor protection, and space for responsible innovation to actually breathe. The timing is deliberate. The CLARITY Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation designed to establish federal oversight of crypto markets, has already cleared the House and is working its way through the Senate. Andreessen’s public push is less a call to action and more a signal to lawmakers that the tech and venture capital community is watching closely. What the CLARITY Act actually does The legislation would assign oversight responsibilities to both the SEC and the CFTC, the two federal agencies that have spent years arguing over which of them actually owns crypto jurisdiction. Beyond settling that turf war, the bill introduces disclosure requirements, anti-fraud provisions, and governance rules for crypto exchanges. Projects would need to be more transparent about what they’re selling, and ...