White House adviser Patrick Witt: July 4 is the target for passing the Clarity Act

BREAKING: The @RISenate just unanimously passed S.2198 Sub A. Rhode Island will now form a Senate-led Special Legislative Commission to Study Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. 10 members, with an interim report in Jan 2027 and a final report in Jan 2028. Thank you, @SenLouDiPalma and the Senate, for moving RI forward. @Bitcoin_Laws @BitcoinMagazine @CoinDesk @BitcoinNewsCom @RIBitcoiners @RIBlockchain

🇺🇸 THE CLARITY ACT IS OFFICIALLY ON THE SENATE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR 💥 THE WHITE HOUSE REPORTEDLY WANTS IT SIGNED THIS SUMMER HERE WE GO! 🚀

Texas is pivoting from buying Bitcoin ETFs to buying spot BTC held in cold storage for their Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 🇺🇸 Love to see it 👏

BULLISH: SWIFT confirms 25+ banks going live by June, using crypto for 24/7 cross-border payments.

How can your average sat stacker help with Bitcoin adoption when dealing with the state? RI Bitcoiners suggest 👇 @RIBTCPolicy @RIBlockchain #Bitcoin #Educate #Adopt #Build #RhodeIsland

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Minnesota Governor signs bill into law that allows banks and credit unions to offer Bitcoin custody services to customers.

Were not mad, were just disappointed @SenJackReed. None-the-less we will continue our mission to #educate and #adopt #Bitcoin . #FreedomMoney #BitcoinIsForEveryone #RhodeIsland #USA #Pride #Relentless

The crypto market structure bill has PASSED the Senate Banking Committee with a bi-partisan vote! Historic day for crypto and for the future of digital assets in America. Grateful for the countless hours from lawmakers and staff to strengthen this legislation. Big improvement from where we were in January on rewards, tokenization, DeFi, and CFTC authority. I'm proud we stood up for our customers in that moment, and the bill is better because of it. Looking forward to a bipartisan law that cements the US as the world's crypto capital. Let's get CLARITY done.

JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the Bitcoin and crypto market structure bill "is closer than ever." 👀 "The bill is strong. It will benefit the American people" 🇺🇸

LATEST: 🇯🇵 Japan Blockchain Foundation has announced plans to issue EJPY, a yen-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum, and Japan Open Chain, targeting B2B settlements and Web3 payments.

🚨Rhode Island on the Big Stage at The Bitcoin Conference!!! -Las Vegas 2026- Slowly then Suddenly ⏰⏳⌛️ @RIBTCPolicy @RIBlockchain #Bitcoin #Educate #Adopt

Strike Bitcoin Line of Credit is now available to customers starting at $5k in 15 new states: Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wyoming. Keep the bitcoin, spend the BLOC.

Everyone says AI + crypto… but they’re combining it wrong. AI on-chain? Too slow. Too expensive. The real move: AI agents executing on-chain actions. That’s where things get interesting. Boston Blockchain Week gets it 👇 #AI #Crypto #Web3 #BBW

JUST IN: Fast food giant Steak 'n Shake announces "when we use bitcoin, we save 50% on processing fees vs a traditional credit card user." 👀 "If every credit card user used bitcoin, we would save roughly $6 million annually. Which is huge" 🙌

JUST IN: Block announces there's now over 808,000 Square merchants accepting bitcoin payments! 🤯 New businesses are accepting BTC every 8 seconds 🚀

17 STATES NOW HAVE PENDING STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVES While the Federal SBR awaits approval of the BITCOIN Act, three States already approved SBRs and 17 more are pending. New Hampshire, Arizona & Texas are already buying $BTC.

JUST IN: $12 trillion Charles Schwab releases educational video on Bitcoin and risk management 👀 They're launching direct BTC trading "in the coming weeks" 🚀

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Why should Rhode Island study Bitcoin? RI Bitcoiners explain. 👏 @RIBTCPolicy @RIBlockchain #RhodeIsland #Bitcoin #StudyBitcoin #Educate #Adopt