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Washington is turning up the volume on crypto, Wall Street is quietly moving onchain, and a handful of tokens are suddenly back in the spotlight. Here’s what moved the space as the sun went down. In D.C., the long-delayed CLARITY Act is finally edging toward a real vote. Senate Banking is preparing a markup of the bill, which aims to give the U.S. something it’s never really had: a clear, federal framework for digital assets. New polling isn’t subtle either: a bipartisan majority of voters say they want rules that actually make sense, stronger consumer protections, and less reliance on foreign payment rails. Translation: “Do something, but don’t kill innovation.” The CLARITY Act is shaping up as the vehicle for that compromise. That voter pressure is showing up in campaign finance too. Crypto political money is no longer a sideshow. Fairshake, the crypto-backed PAC with a $193 million war chest, is throwing its weight into state and congressional races. In Indiana, it backed Ja...

Washington is hurtling toward a summer showdown over crypto, and this time it isn’t just industry lobbyists watching. The Senate’s CLARITY Act, a sweeping effort to rewrite how digital assets are regulated in the U.S., is now circling a mid‑May markup in the Banking Committee. Republicans are still trying to iron out internal disputes and ethics questions, and there’s political noise over Trump-world ties. But the momentum is unmistakable: grassroots pressure from campaigns like Stand With Crypto, plus a broader sense that markets and regulators are moving ahead with or without Congress, are forcing lawmakers toward a real debate rather than another year of hand‑wringing. That shifting political backdrop lands on a day when Bitcoin (BTC) is reminding everyone why it still controls the narrative. BTC just logged its best monthly performance in a year, ending April up nearly 12% and holding above the eye‑catching $76,000 mark. Seasonal patterns have historically been kind to crypt...

Washington is hurtling toward a summer showdown over crypto, and this time it isn’t just industry lobbyists watching. The Senate’s CLARITY Act, a sweeping effort to rewrite how digital assets are regulated in the U.S., is now circling a mid‑May markup in the Banking Committee. Republicans are still trying to iron out internal disputes and ethics questions, and there’s political noise over Trump-world ties. But the momentum is unmistakable: grassroots pressure from campaigns like Stand With Crypto, plus a broader sense that markets and regulators are moving ahead with or without Congress, are forcing lawmakers toward a real debate rather than another year of hand‑wringing. That shifting political backdrop lands on a day when Bitcoin (BTC) is reminding everyone why it still controls the narrative. BTC just logged its best monthly performance in a year, ending April up nearly 12% and holding above the eye‑catching $76,000 mark. Seasonal patterns have historically been kind to crypt...

If tonight’s crypto tape feels a little confusing, you’re not alone. Under the surface of mixed prices and shaky sentiment, a handful of players are quietly reshaping how money, regulation, and even AI plug into this market. Let’s start with the one name that just won’t leave the Bitcoin (BTC) conversation: Michael Saylor. New data from CryptoQuant shows corporate demand for bitcoin treasuries has basically turned into a one-man show. Saylor’s firm Strategy scooped up about 45,000 BTC over the last month, while all other corporates combined managed roughly 1,000 BTC. A year ago, they held 95 percent of that segment’s buying; now they’re down to just 2 percent. In other words, corporate “stacking sats” has turned into “Saylor stacks, everyone else watches.” That concentration comes at a tense time for the broader macro picture. Bitcoin has been slipping as markets juggle rising recession odds, an oil shock, and simmering tensions with Iran. Trump’s 10‑day “pause” on attacks hasn...

Bitcoin miners, Ethereum whales, and Wall Street titans all found themselves unexpectedly on the same side of the story today: crypto is slowly but surely turning into core financial and computing infrastructure, even as regulators, geopolitics, and security risks fight to keep it in check. Let’s start with the unlikely new darlings of the AI era: Bitcoin miners. VanEck says miners are still “undervalued,” not just as BTC producers but as owners of some of the world’s most energy-hungry, power‑dense infrastructure. The same setups that secure the Bitcoin (BTC) network are exactly what AI companies need: cheap power, racks of hardware, and access to scarce energy. As the AI boom sends data center demand through the roof, VanEck thinks miners could morph from pure crypto plays into critical AI infrastructure partners, opening a fresh growth chapter that has little to do with halvings and everything to do with GPUs and grid access. While Bitcoin flirts with a macro‑driven identity...