Crypto stocks rally as Trump, US regulators nudge pro-crypto agenda

Crypto-related stocks surged in the trading session on Wednesday as recent pro-crypto US presidential commentary pushed up Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.

Alongside a rise in the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy spiked by more than 10%. Crypto exchange Coinbase registered a more than 14% gain, while miners Hut 8 clocked 13.89%, and American Bitcoin Corp rose 11.65%.

Dominick John, an analyst at Zeus Research, told Cointelegraph the promise of clearer regulations on the near horizon could be one of the factors fueling the rally.

“Crypto equities are rallying as regulatory risk is being fundamentally redefined. With the executive branch championing a clear digital asset framework, coupled with robust spot ETF inflows and the potential passage of the Clarity Act,” he said.

“The trend will persist as regulatory clarity strengthens and institutional flows accelerate. With policy risk receding and product demand expanding, crypto equities have room to reprice higher in the medium term.”

Wall Street’s main regulators have advanced plans to oversee the industry, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filing a regulatory review for prediction markets, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission filing a pending application on Tuesday on Federal Securities Laws and how they govern some crypto and transactions. 

Trump’s statements helped buoy crypto

Pav Hundal, the lead analyst at Australian crypto platform Swyftx, told Cointelegraph that US President Donald Trump’s recent swipe at the banks and his push for the Senate’s crypto market structure bill to pass could also be playing a factor. 

During a press conference at the White House, Trump also reiterated that in “crypto, we want to be dominant; we want to be dominant in everything we do,” Fox 2 Detroit reported on Wednesday. 

“The market is putting a policy premium in the tape right now, and it is inflating crypto stocks,” Hundal said.

“We’ve got a double whammy of Trump pushing Congress on legislation and picking a fight with US banks for dragging their heels over the CLARITY Act. Coinbase is basically the cleanest large-cap expression of that in US equities,” he added. 

Rally could still cool on bad news

The wider crypto market has also experienced a spike. Bitcoin has jumped over 7.6% in the last 24 hours to trade at $72,866, according to CoinGecko, while Ether (ETH) is up more than 8.3%, trading at $2,132.

However, Hundal cautioned that if the expected regulatory progress stalls or Bitcoin drops, the stock rally could halt and retreat as well.

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“Crypto stocks are obviously rallying on the expectation of political progress and there is no reason that couldn't continue. But things change quickly with this White House. If we see this regulatory debate go stale, or hit a wall, or Bitcoin is hit, it's not hard to imagine a correction,” he said.

“Coinbase is pricing policy optionality, miners are pricing operating leverage on the leading asset by market capitalization in the sector. It works while BTC holds up, and can still unwind fast if this momentum hits a snag.” 

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