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DEMOCRATS READY TO FIGHT CLARITY ACT! HYUNDAI'S HUGE CRYPTO ADOPTION!
July 13, 2026
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5 min readDemocrats Ready to Fight Clarity Act; Hyundai's Stablecoin Pilot Goes Live
Bitcoin is holding above $62,000 and showing technical signals that historically precede bear market bottoms, but the bigger story this week is political. The Clarity Act faces serious headwinds as Senate Democrats call for hearings into President Trump's crypto ties, while Hyundai quietly put stablecoins into production for cross-border corporate payments — a real-world adoption milestone that cuts through the noise.
Bitcoin's Technical Picture: Accumulation Zone, Not All Clear
Bitcoin's daily chart shows the MACD in the green and the RSI in neutral territory — not oversold, not overbought — meaning there is room to run. Tony Edward notes that a rally toward $70,000 or slightly higher is possible, but the key question is whether Bitcoin can break through its 200-day moving average or get rejected as it did near $81,000–$82,000 in the last attempt.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:35) **Episode Introduction & Bitcoin Market Analysis** - Tony Edward opens the show and dives into the current Bitcoin chart, assessing the market's strength despite geopolitical tensions.
- 2 (05:40) **Accumulation Zone & Multiple Bottom Signals** - Tony explains why he is turning bullish and accumulating altcoins, citing multiple technical and on-chain signals.
- 3 (08:16) **Clarity Act Under Threat: Senate Democrats Target Trump's Crypto Ties** - A major political headwind emerges as five Democratic senators call for hearings into Trump's crypto holdings, potentially derailing the Clarity Act.
- 4 (12:42) **Anti-CBDC Ban Signed Into Law via Housing Bill** - Trump allows a housing bill to become law by default, which includes a temporary ban on a US CBDC.
- 5 (15:16) **Hyundai Adopts Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments on Avalanche** - Major enterprise adoption: Hyundai completes a pilot remittance between US and Mexico units using stablecoins on the Avalanche blockchain.
- 6 (17:37) **Sponsor Segment: iTrust Capital** - Tony promotes iTrust Capital for crypto and precious metals IRAs, highlighting tax benefits and institutional custody via Coinbase Prime and Fidelity.
- 7 (19:47) **Circle Secures National Trust Bank Approval** - Circle receives OCC approval to establish a National Trust Bank, marking a major step in integrating blockchain into the US financial system.
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Show Notes
Crypto News: Senate Democrats call for hearings into Trump’s ties to crypto amid CLARITY Act discussions. Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Bitcoin analysis
04:35 Fidelity Bitcoin bottom accumulation
05:52 Hong Kong Boyaa Buys Bitcoin
06:17 Russia's largest bank Crypto trading
06:47 Democrats Clarity Act
11:13 Housing Bill CBDC ban
12:14 Hyundai Stablecoin Avax
16:46 Circle USDC Trust bank approval
18:35 Kraken & Robinhood AI trading
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:20 Bitcoin analysis
04:35 Fidelity Bitcoin bottom accumulation
05:52 Hong Kong Boyaa Buys Bitcoin
06:17 Russia's largest bank Crypto trading
06:47 Democrats Clarity Act
11:13 Housing Bill CBDC ban
12:14 Hyundai Stablecoin Avax
16:46 Circle USDC Trust bank approval
18:35 Kraken & Robinhood AI trading
20:03 Robinhood Arbitrum Memecoins =================================================
#ClarityAct #Crypto #Hyundai #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #Solananews #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #Stablecoin #Tokenization #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto #news =================================================
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