Crypto Community's Evolving Vision and Legal Challenges

Welcome to the Weekly Rollup, where we cover this week in Crypto. We unpack the implications of the Genius Act's passage, which positions the U.S. to lead in digital assets and spurs optimism around stablecoins potentially hitting a $3.7 trillion valuation by 2030. Also: JP Morgan’s surprising entry into the stablecoin market and Coinbase’s launch of new products, including a Bitcoin cashback credit card.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

2:55 Markets
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum

8:00 ETFs
https://x.com/jseyff/status/1934591572710211587
https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1933534615395815761
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1933635898140192849
https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1935043249141322017
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1932527239679095097

12:00 Macro
https://x.com/NickTimiraos/status/1935397119772217715
https://x.com/scottmelker/status/1935382005866189003
https://x.com/elerianm/status/1933505682625417521
https://www.ft.com/content/0d175cad-db7c-4dc2-83a8-90736f96f198
https://x.com/thomas_fahrer/status/1934056640476770678
https://x.com/treenewsfeed/status/1934589597394084071
https://x.com/erictrump/status/1934665029866881155

29:00 The GENIUS Act Passes the Senate
https://x.com/SenatorHagerty/status/1934942333859979279
https://x.com/SenatorHagerty/status/1935491670805754100
https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1935027160374210573
https://x.com/secscottbessent/status/1935404649718157691
https://polymarket.com/event/genius-act-signed-into-law-in-2025?tid=1750338903189
https://x.com/TFTC21/status/1935027661421822149
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1935371112403116518
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1935095696454984027
https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1933583236778578274
https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/1933484989334659136
https://x.com/CryptosR_Us/status/1935475419286798505

38:30 JPMorgan Stablecoin JPMD
https://x.com/tier10k/status/1934684065875284187
https://x.com/base/status/1935055475252543823

43:00 INK Kraken Token
https://x.com/inkonchain/status/1934992073024823560
https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/1935274751322435769

44:50 EigenLayer announces EigenCloud
https://x.com/ethereum/status/1935010523776430587
https://x.com/ViktorBunin/status/1934969360851857532
https://x.com/sreeramkannan/status/1935028483044032921
https://youtu.be/P2PGQIe9U6g?si=Q6ZZPy9KzyPQLBaA

47:43 Blockworks Token Transparency Framework
https://x.com/Blockworks_/status/1935321626788380714

50:10 Coinbase Product Launches
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1933290398799065459
https://x.com/tier10k/status/1933238313567080716
https://x.com/tier10k/status/1933238313567080716
https://x.com/CoinbaseBiz/status/1933228168783278110
https://x.com/vivek4real_/status/1933230638842232989?s=46
https://blog.base.dev/commerce-payments-protocol
https://www.reuters.com/business/coinbase-seeking-us-sec-approval-offer-blockchain-based-stocks-2025-06-17/
https://x.com/luke_metro/status/1934061707158081538
https://x.com/KafiSq8/status/1934026011898683724

58:30 Roman Storm’s Legal Defense
https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1933564840112435567
https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1894704611606385012
https://x.com/rstormsf/status/1933502107577168047

59:25 Stablecoin Summer vs The Plot
https://x.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1935555875013538229

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