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Bitcoin soars past $120,000 ahead of Crypto Week

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Summary

Overview piece from July 14, 2025, covering Bitcoin hitting $120,000 ahead of “Crypto Week” (July 14-18) in the House of Representatives. Describes the three bills scheduled: GENIUS Act (stablecoins), CLARITY Act (market structure), Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. Includes quotes from Senator Cynthia Lummis and Chairman Hill.

Key Points

  • Bitcoin global market cap ~$2.43 trillion as of mid-July 2025 — exceeds silver.
  • Three crypto bills on House floor: GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, Anti-CBDC Act.
  • GENIUS Act: first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins; 1:1 backing required.
  • CLARITY Act: defines SEC/CFTC jurisdictions for digital assets; bipartisan.
  • Anti-CBDC Act: blocks Federal Reserve from issuing retail digital dollar.
  • Coinbase ran six-figure ad campaign supporting CLARITY Act.
  • Amazon and Walmart reportedly considering launching their own stablecoins.
  • Senate passed GENIUS Act on June 17, 2025; House vote to send to Trump.
  • Lummis quote: “For the first time in US history, we have a president who sees the value in embracing digital assets.”
  • Wyoming developing first public-entity fiat-backed stablecoin (“Wyoming Stable Token”).

Newsletter Angles

  • Bitcoin at $120,000 with silver-level market cap: the “digital gold” narrative has significant institutional buy-in.
  • Amazon/Walmart as potential stablecoin issuers: the GENIUS Act’s Big Tech restriction (public companies limited, private companies not) means these retail giants would need regulatory approval — interesting conflict with the private company exemption.
  • Wyoming Stable Token: a public-sector stablecoin as an experiment in government-issued private stablecoins — sits between CBDC and corporate stablecoin.

Entities Mentioned

  • Jerome Powell — Federal Reserve referenced in Anti-CBDC context
  • Circle — implicitly the model U.S. stablecoin issuer

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