🗓️ Weekly Recap | CivicNode
As of July 18, 2025 — 13:30 UTC
Markets, Macro & Crypto — at a glance
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📉 Market Snapshot
• BTC: $118.9K (Intraday high: $120.7K, low: $117.7K) — slight pullback from last week’s ATH (~–3%)
• ETH: $3,599 (High: $3,669, Low: $3,376) — consolidating
• U.S. 10Y Yield: ~5.06%
• DXY: ~106.4 — steady amid geopolitical noise
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🌍 Macro / Geopolitics
• Federal Reserve: Diverging voices — Waller supports July rate cut; Daly sees two cuts by year-end     
• Political pressure: Trump floated firing Powell; denied later — created dollar volatility 
• Inflation & tariffs: June CPI at 2.7% YoY; tariffs contributing to core inflation ()
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🧠 Institutional Insight
• BlackRock continues consistent BTC ETF accumulation
• Fidelity hints at upcoming ETH trust in Q3
• Spot ETH ETF awaits final SEC approval
• Crypto-related stocks saw minor corrections after legislation delays
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🏛️ Legislation & Policy
• Crypto bills (GENIUS, CLARITY, Anti‑CBDC Acts): initial rule vote failed in House — procedural delay, not rejection
• Make-up vote postponed; next attempt expected imminently
• Senate awaits finalized omnibus bill structure
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💡 CivicNode View
This week shows clear policy turbulence, yet crypto remains macro-relevant.
Fed pivot is possible, but independence under stress. Inflation is sticky, markets are resilient.
Crypto isn’t fringe — it’s part of the macro narrative now.
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👇 What’s your strategy as policy winds shift? Positions in BTC, ETH, bonds, or cash?
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