MSTR Stock Climbs As Bitcoin Surges Past $69K For First Time Since June: Trump Urges Congress To Pass CLARITY Act
Shares of Strategy (MSTR) rose more than 3% in the overnight session late Wednesday after Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $69,000 for the first time since early June and institutional investors added to their positions in the second quarter.
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Shares of Strategy (MSTR) rose more than 3% in the overnight session late Wednesday after Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $69,000 for the first time since early June and institutional investors added to their positions in the second quarter.
The climb in the world’s largest cryptocurrency came amid a White House meeting where U.S. President Donald Trump hosted major crypto and fintech executives including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Gemini’s Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, Kraken operator Payward co-CEO Arjun Sethi and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.
Trump Says Clarity Act Crucial To Stay Ahead Of China
In the event, Trump touted the Clarity Act as critical to maintaining the American lead in emerging technologies.
“We need Congress to take the next step by passing the Clarity Act, a fair version of the Clarity Act,” Trump reportedly said, as per a Bloomberg report.
“It’s a very, very powerful structured legislation which will keep us ahead of China, keep us ahead of everyone else,” he added.
The president also reportedly said that the U..S was at the “very beginning of a revolution” in the financial space, with the “potential to create more jobs, opportunity, and wealth for all Americans.”
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$40.7B
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$70,002
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