Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump's crypto entanglements.

Two of the legislations — the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act — were passed with significant bipartisan support.

Congress has taken an historic step toward regulating cryptocurrency, with the House passing the GENIUS Act following days of political drama. This bill is the first major crypto legislation ever approved by Congress.

U.S. Congress established the first cohesive legal framework for digital assets on July 17, 2025. The GENIUS Act defined digital assets and recognized decentralization as

The U.S. is making real progress on crypto legislation. The House voted on three bills this week -- covering stablecoins, digital asset oversight and a central bank digital currency ("CBDC") ban -- with one already headed to U.

Bitcoin price, XRP and other cryptos have seen big gains this week. The crypto industry notched its first major crypto regulatory win in the U.S. late Thursday.

A legislative win in Congress, and the promise of more to come, has helped lift the prospects and the wealth of the cryptocurrency industry.

Blockchain data from Glassnode showed that on-chain value transferred using USDT dropped 20% in the last 24 hours, while USDC’s jumped by nearly 40%.