The Blockchain Association's response is not an isolated PR move, but a continuation of the "divergence strategy" since June 2026: the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) publicly supported the CLARITY Act on June 29, creating "internal divisions within law enforcement" and weakening the NSA's narrative of "unified opposition."

Similar cases can be compared to the lobbying failure of the 2023 Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA)—which lacked law enforcement support and faced opposition from the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury; the 2026 CLARITY Act successfully garnered endorsements from some law enforcement agencies through a dual commitment of "$3 billion funding + no weakening of existing authorities," reflecting the maturity of the crypto industry's lobbying strategy: shifting from "confronting regulation" to "funding regulation."

On the capital path, the Blockchain Association chose a dual-track strategy of "funding support + authority retention": on one hand, directly meeting law enforcement budget needs with $3 billion in funding, and on the other hand, clearly stating that it "does not change existing criminal enforcement authorities" (such as anti-money laundering and unlicensed money transmission offenses), alleviating core concerns of the DOJ and Treasury, forming a compromise framework of "law enforcement gets funding, industry gets certainty."

Essentially, this represents an "interest exchange" in regulatory changes: the crypto industry exchanges "funding support + compliance enhancement" for "regulatory certainty," driven by law enforcement's anxiety over "insufficient investigative capabilities against crypto crimes" (with on-chain crimes exceeding $200 billion in 2025) outweighing concerns over "regulatory loosening," with the industry providing "resources + tools" rather than "confrontation."

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