Crypto is entering a new phase. 🇺🇸
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U.S. crypto policy is shifting toward rulemaking, while market leverage climbs to 3.78x. Policy tailwind or leverage-driven rally?
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🚨🗞️ Washington’s Crypto Policy Blitz: Trump Pushes the Clarity Act as Regulators Press Ahead With Rulemaking
D.C.’s usual August lull gave way to a flurry of crypto policy activity this week.
From Institutional adoption and Crypto Policy engagements to Ecosystem launches and product updates.
Here’s your Weekly Roundup for the ZKsync Network 👇
CLARITY Act Deadlock Puts White House Crypto Plan In Focus
The White House appears ready to advance crypto policy regardless of the legislative deadlock, ETF Store President Nate Geraci says.
He points to a major White House crypto meeting scheduled for August 19.
President Trump, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Michael Selig are expected. Executives from Ripple, Coinbase, Gemini and Polymarket are also expected.
Geraci says the meeting could signal that agencies will move ahead independently.
EXPLAINED: 🧾 President Donald Trump's crypto ventures have become a billion-dollar business.
From World Liberty Financial and the TRUMP memecoin to the USD1 stablecoin, American Bitcoin, and Washington’s pro-crypto policy shift, here is the definitive guide to Trump’s crypto involvement in 2026. 👇
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🚨 Last Week Across the Markets
Roqqu was named Indigenous Crypto Platform of the Year, Trump signaled a bigger U.S. push into crypto, and South Korea’s crypto trading volume surged. Meanwhile, the Fed hinted at possible rate hikes as U.S. regulators continued shaping the next phase of crypto policy.
Here are the biggest market updates from last week 👇🏽