ROLLUP: The GENIUS Act Passes | JP Morgan Stablecoin | Stablecoin Summer
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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The GENIUS Act Passes the Senate: Lead Sen. Bill Hagerty Discusses The US Stablecoin Bill
Today, we discuss the recently passed Genius Bill with Senator Bill Hagerty, a key architect behind the legislation aimed at stabilizing the U.S. stablecoin market. Following a significant bipartisan Senate vote of 68-30, Sen. Hagerty shares insights on the evolving congressional perception of cryptocurrency, moving from skepticism to support. The bill seeks to foster a regulatory environment that encourages innovation while protecting users and maintaining America’s leadership in financial technology. The episode also highlights the potential economic benefits of a strong stablecoin framework and addresses concerns regarding Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction to the Genius Bill
5:43 Welcoming Senator Bill Haggerty
8:55 Next Steps for the Bill
11:16 Why America Needs Stablecoin Law
14:07 Fostering a Domestic Stablecoin Economy
15:23 Addressing Detractors of the Bill
18:06 Understanding Stablecoins vs CBDCs
20:27 Who Can Issue Stablecoins?
21:01 Path for Offshore Issuers
23:54 Surveillance Concerns with Stablecoins
26:10 Addressing the Trump Loophole
27:34 The Bipartisan Nature of Crypto
28:52 Senator Haggerty's Evolution on Crypto
32:17 Establishing a Clear Regulatory Framework
34:51 Future Steps for the Crypto Industry
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RESOURCES
Sen. Bill Hagerty: https://x.com/SenatorHagerty
The GENIUS Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text
Sec. Bessent’s Tweet: https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1935027160374210573
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LIMITLESS: U.S. vs China's Race to Superintelligence | Jeremie & Edouard Harris
In this episode, Jeremie and Edouard Harris, co-founders of Gladstone AI and national security advisors, join us to break down the real score in the U.S.–China AI race.
We unpack what it actually means to “win” in AI: from cutting-edge model development and compute infrastructure to data center vulnerabilities, state-sponsored espionage, and the rise of robotic warfare. The Harris brothers explain why energy is the hidden battleground, how supply chains have become strategic liabilities, and why export controls alone won’t save us.
This is not just a geopolitical showdown - it’s a race for superintelligence, and the clock is ticking.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:05 AI race: who's ahead?
4:41 Framing AI as an arms race
12:58 Gov't awareness of AI conflict
20:38 AI reports feel like sci-fi
24:44 China vs US: model race
29:11 Shift to inference-time compute
31:19 China’s software vs US hardware
34:28 Open vs closed source politics
38:56 China’s energy dominance
43:32 America’s electric grid lag
47:55 Supply chain vulnerabilities
56:30 US chipmaking onshoring
1:01:08 U.S. lead in chips
1:04:00 DUV vs EUV bottlenecks
1:08:26 Manufacturing gap in robotics
1:11:53 Fear vs optimism in culture
1:17:26 Coordination vs dynamism
1:22:10 Bot-driven opinion warfare
1:25:58 China pushing degrowth narratives?
1:29:05 National security recommendations
1:33:36 Co-op or conflict endgame?
1:37:27 Closing
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RESOURCES
Jeremie Harris
https://x.com/jeremiecharris
Edouard Harris
https://x.com/harris_edouard
America’s Superintelligence Project
https://superintelligence.gladstone.ai/
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EigenLayer Introduces EigenCloud: The First Crypto-Native Cloud Service | Sreeram Kannan & JT Rose
EigenLayer is back with a major announcement: EigenCloud.
Sreeram Kannan and JT Rose unveil the first crypto-native cloud platform—a verifiable, programmable environment for building applications beyond the limits of traditional blockchains. We explore how EigenCloud packages modules like EigenDA, EigenVerify, and EigenCompute into a developer-friendly product that brings cloud-scale computation and crypto-grade trust guarantees together.
From meme coins and AI agents to fully sovereign applications, we dig into what makes this launch a pivotal step for crypto infrastructure and why it might just reignite Ethereum’s original ambitions.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:14 Introducing EigenCloud
12:39 Solving Programmability Bottlenecks
32:45 Apps EigenCloud Unlocks
54:00 Promoting EigenCloud
58:39 Total Addressable Market
1:02:53 Developer Action Items
1:06:19 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
EigenCloud Announcement
https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1934961135515828501
EigenCloud
https://eigencloud.xyz/
Sreeram Kannan
https://x.com/sreeramkannan
JT Rose
https://x.com/jt_rose
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Ryan's Personal Reboot: 5 Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom
In this deeply personal episode, Sahil Bloom joins Ryan Sean Adams to explore what it truly means to be wealthy and why so many high achievers get it wrong. After hitting burnout, Ryan stepped away from the grind to reassess his definition of success. What he found was a framework that reframed his entire life: the Five Types of Wealth.
Together, they unpack why net worth alone is a poor scoreboard, how to avoid the trap of “never enough,” and what it means to build time, social, mental, physical, and financial wealth in harmony. This conversation is both a blueprint and a reboot, for anyone chasing more, and wondering why it still doesn’t feel like enough.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:22 Measuring Wealth
6:10 Beyond Net Worth
13:29 Burnout Moment
15:47 The Cost of Misaligned Effort
25:47 The Five Types of Wealth
27:47 Wealth Isn’t Swappable
34:05 Freedom Starts With Defining “Enough”
43:09 The “Enough” Excuse
47:31 Why We Feel Time-Starved
50:09 Digital Distractions and Overcommitment
55:46 The Two-List Exercise
57:38 The Morning ‘Boot Up’ Sequence
1:03:30 Reinvesting in Your Closest People
1:10:19 Too Busy to Connect
1:12:23 The Mental Wealth
1:14:11 The Life Razor
1:18:26 The Physical Wealth
1:24:40 Staying on Plan
1:25:56 Grounded Success
1:27:56 High Agency People
1:29:03 Closing
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RESOURCES
Sahil
https://x.com/SahilBloom
Sahil’s Blog
https://sahilbloom.substack.com/
The 5 Types of Wealth
https://www.the5typesofwealth.com/
RSA Reboot
https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1915115437505049055
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