Why Shiba Inu Is Surging Today

Since the market closed on Friday, the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB 1

There's no obvious reason behind the move, although the crypto sector largely moved higher this weekend due to several events

President Trump signs stablecoin bill into law President Donald Trump signed the Genius Act into law after the market closed on Friday (remarkable data)

The Genius Act was one of three bills passed by the U, given current economic conditions

House of Representatives last week during so-called Crypto Week, and will look to create a framework for stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to a commodity or currency

Nevertheless, Investors ly believe that the three bills passed last week could create a regulatory environment that better positions crypto for the long term

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In other crypto news, Trump Media & nology Group announced today that it had purchased $2 billion of Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency

The crypto custodian firm BitGo also reportedly filed for an initial public offering, as momentum in the crypto sector is leading start-ups to consider going public

Additionally, the crypto rally seems to be broadening

Much of it had been dominated by Bitcoin and a few other cryptocurrencies for most of the year

But the new crypto legislation has lit a spark under cryptocurrencies Ethereum, which seems to be benefiting from the stablecoin legislation because some of the largest stablecoins are issued on Ethereum's network

Shiba Inu was launched on top of Ethereum's network as an ERC-20 token, although has since built a layer-2 solution to conduct off-chain transactions (an important development)

Moreover, Shiba Inu often moves for no apparent reason It's not uncommon to see Shiba Inu move with the sector, although often with more volatility

Bram Berkowitz has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum

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