The CLARITY Act’s ’Mature Blockchain’ Definition Overlooks Operational Readiness

The CLARITY Act introduces a regulatory framework for digital assets, defining a 'mature blockchain' as one that is sufficiently decentralized and not reliant on any single entity. This legal distinction could determine whether assets on such networks are treated as securities.

Decentralization alone, however, is insufficient for real-world adoption. True maturity requires operational readiness—performance, reliability, and scalability under load. Networks that fail to deliver on these fronts will struggle to support critical applications like payments or identity verification.

While decentralization ensures resilience and censorship resistance, the industry must prioritize technical robustness alongside ideological purity. The next phase of blockchain evolution demands both.