Crypto & Couture Pulse #41 – Top News from the Last 24 Hours 🏛️ CLARITY Act: Historic Breakthrough – 15-9 Committee Vote The Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 in favor of advancing the CLARITY Act to the full Senate. Two Democrats, Ruben Gallego (Arizona) and Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland), joined 15 Republicans. This marks the first-ever bipartisan committee approval of a comprehensive cryptocurrency market regulation bill in U.S. history. Next Step: Senate Vote – Requires 60 Votes. Republicans hold 53 seats, meaning seven Democratic votes are needed. With two Democrats already confirmed in support, passage is now realistic. Galaxy Research estimates the current probability of enactment by 2026 at “roughly 50-50,” but every Democratic vote matters. 📈 S&P 500 Hits All-Time High of 7,500 for the First Time Ever On Thursday, the S&P 500 surpassed the 7,500 level, closing at approximately 7,488. Key drivers include AI optimism, the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, and momentum around CLARITY. 🟢 Nvidia: +20% in 7 Days, Market Cap Approaching $6T Nvidia rose 20% over seven days, generating over $900 billion in market capitalization and reaching a $6 trillion valuation—the highest in its history. Jensen Huang was in China with Trump. Strong demand for AI remains delayed. 💵 Coinbase Official USDC Treasury Deployer on Hyperliquid Coinbase has taken control of AQA, deploying Hyperliquid as the custodian for USDC reserves (~$5B), while USDH (Native Markets) transitions to USDC. Remaining reserve yields will be reinvested. To ensure seamless integration with Hyperliquid—one of the world’s leading decentralized perpetual DEXs—Coinbase now has a stablecoin partner. 📊 Crypto Market Cap: $2.71T Regained Total cryptocurrency market capitalization has once again surpassed $2.71 trillion, fueled by CLARITY optimism and BTC prices above $80,000. 💬 Quick Hits Trump-Xi: Trump claims U.S.-China relations will be “better than ever before.” Nasdaq reacted with gains. Bitwise BHYP ETF: First Hyperliquid staking ETF; trading begins tomorrow. CME Group: Launches futures contracts on the CME Crypto Index Nasdaq. Lummis: Digital assets will enter the system regardless of whether banks want them. Anthropic Mythos: Exploiting a macOS security loophole to bypass Apple’s security report published in the WSJ. Trump Disclosures: In Q1 2026, purchased shares of Nvidia, Oracle, Microsoft, Boeing, and Costco totaling up to $5 million. SUI Spheres: Multi-workflow executive environment designed for institutional use.
