Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Today in crypto, Donald Trump has told House lawmakers he wants a stablecoin bill on his desk “ASAP,” China’s central bank is making an international operations center to broaden the global reach of its digital yuan, and Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex was hacked by a group linked to Israel.

US President Donald Trump told House lawmakers on Thursday that he wants the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act on his desk as soon as possible, so he can sign it into law before Congress goes on a month-long break in August.

”The Senate just passed an incredible Bill that is going to make America the UNDISPUTED Leader in Digital Assets,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. He added he hoped the House would “move LIGHTNING FAST, and “pass a ‘clean’ GENIUS Act.”

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