BTC price hits a wall at $75,000 while onchain energy markets run hot: Crypto Daybook Americas

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) While bitcoin’s BTC$74,158.35 price rise since the Iran conflict began more than two weeks ago is impressive, the performance of Hyperliquid is even more notable. Users of the decentralized perpetuals exchange have traded millions in commodity futures, particularly those tied to oil, highlighting the utility of […]

Author of Crypto Bills Now Being Rehashed Predicts ‘Wicked Hot Summer’ in Congress

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Two recent shepherds of U.S. crypto oversight — Republican former lawmaker Patrick McHenry and Democrat former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief Rostin Behnam — shared a view that there’s a tremendous amount of work still to do on U.S. crypto legislation but that now is the moment to do it. McHenry, in a discussion hosted […]