Senate Democrats plan to deny cloture on the CLARITY Act, per Punchbowl News. No 60 votes. Recess starts Friday. Crypto market structure framework pushed to September at earliest. $BTC markets have not moved on it. #Bitcoin
AI agents need payment rails. USDC and USDT are already the substrate in early OpenAI and Anthropic deployments. A federal stablecoin framework under CLARITY is the infrastructure unlock for AI x crypto payments. #AI#ClarityAct#Stablecoins
Fed Gov. Cook: ready to raise rates if inflation stays elevated. CME FedWatch: 61.9% probability of a 25bps hike next meeting. Three months ago markets priced cuts. The pivot narrative has inverted. #Fed
Fed Gov. Cook: ready to raise rates if inflation stays elevated.
CME FedWatch: 61.9% probability of a 25bps hike next meeting.
Three months ago markets priced cuts. The pivot narrative has inverted. #Fed
US banks are lobbying against the CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provision. Crypto firms could offer 4-5% on $USDC. Checking accounts pay 0.5%. Banks call it an existential threat to FDIC deposit incentives. #US#HighYield#ClarityAct
Congress has 2 days to pass the most consequential crypto bill in U.S. history before August 7 recess. Here is what the CLARITY Act does, why the 60-vote math is broken, and what it means for your bank account if it passes.
#ClarityAct#Crypto
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BlackRock, Goldman, Fidelity, and Citadel have all built institutional digital asset units ahead of CLARITY Act passage. Regulatory clarity = institutional capital unlock. Infrastructure is in place. Legislation is pending. #Markets
Fed balance sheet: $6.74 trillion (Jul 26). Down $2.20 trillion from the $8.94T COVID peak. QT is ongoing but decelerating. Every major QE expansion cycle has preceded a Bitcoin bull run. The $6.74T floor matters for liquidity. #Rates
Galaxy Research just cut CLARITY Act passage odds from 50% to 30%.
Senate needs 60 votes. Republicans hold 53, requiring at least 7 Democratic votes before the August 7 recess.
Citadel Securities invested $400M in https://t.co/dtQxGcj4Pa at a $20B valuation. That bet prices in CLARITY Act passage. Regulated custody and exchange infrastructure is the unlock for institutional capital at scale. #Bitcoin#ClarityAct#Crypto
The CLARITY Act would give the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over $BTC spot trading. Eight years of SEC enforcement ambiguity resolved in one bill.
Galaxy Research: 30% odds of passage before August 7.
2 days left before August 7 recess. #Bitcoin#StableCoins#Tokenization#RWA
Bitcoin active addresses: 685K today, above the 365-day average of 661K.
Network engagement expanding while $BTC trades near all-time highs.
On-chain demand is supporting price, not speculative froth. #Bitcoin@UTXOMacro
S&P 500 record: 7,737 (+1.79%).
Dow 54,086 (+907 pts).
Nasdaq +2.6%.
Second straight record close with Gold at $4,075 (+1.01%).
Bessent: Hormuz deal could happen today or tomorrow. #Markets
U.S. job creation collapsed to 57,000 in June. Unemployment held at 4.2%.
July NFP lands Friday. Consensus: 80,000 to 130,000. Another miss and the labor market narrative shifts decisively. #Jobs
Fed Chair Warsh reaffirmed the Fed's commitment to reducing inflation Monday. No indication of rate cuts.
Three FOMC members said further tightening remains on the table. #Fed
Bitcoin's 3-month futures basis has paid less than the 2-year Treasury for 157 straight days.
The carry trade yielded 20%+ in 2021. Now institutional capital is choosing bonds over $BTC.
Spot volume lowest since 2019. @UTXOMacro#Bitcoin