XRP News Today: XRP Soars 15% as Lawmakers Back Pro-Crypto Legislation; BTC at $119k


Capitol Hill turned into a crypto wonderland on Thursday, July 17, with bipartisan votes for crypto bills triggering an XRP buying frenzy. US lawmakers passed the GENIUS Act, stablecoin legislation, and the CLARITY Act, otherwise known as the market structure bill. The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act also got voted through.

Events on Thursday underscored the seismic shift in attitudes toward digital assets on Capitol Hill, instigated by industry leaders raising awareness and funding Super PACs. Eleanor Terrett, Crypto America host and journalist, shared the vote counts: