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After years of framing crypto as a sanctions and crime risk, Washington is increasingly treating Bitcoin’s underlying architecture as strategically useful infrastructure.
Gino Matos 5 min read 
Banking organizations are aggressively pushing advertisements to pressure US lawmakers to act against the introduction of stablecoin yields.
Howard Lutnick backed Trump’s tariffs. His old firm was reportedly pitching a way to buy the refunds cheap.
Iran just turned “digital oil” into a wartime target, and crypto’s role in global markets looks different now.
The White House has demanded that banks abandon their lobbying efforts against yield-bearing stablecoins in the upcoming CLARITY Act.
Only 8 tankers got through before Hormuz tightened again. Bitcoin now waits for the next count.
Bitcoin’s post-Hormuz rally faces a weekend test as Iran disputes Trump’s deal claims and shipping, oil, and bond risks remain unresolved.
USDT and USDC dominate liquidity while Ethereum and Tron carry most volume, but the CLARITY Act bill’s timing is slipping fast.
Powell may stay chair pro tem if Warsh's confirmation stalls, and that uncertainty is keeping Bitcoin's recovery rally under a macro ceiling.
