July 27, 2025

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GENIUS Act Seeks Regulatory Clarity for U.S. Digital Assets

A new bipartisan bill aims to bring order to America’s crypto market.

In early 2025, lawmakers introduced the GENIUS Act (Government-Enabled National Innovation for U.S. Securities), laying out a unified framework for cryptocurrencies, tokens and blockchain projects. Key provisions include:

Classification of digital assets as securities, commodities or utility tokens

A federal licensing regime for issuers and exchanges

Mandatory disclosure rules akin to IPO filings

A “safe harbor” for nascent blockchain ventures

Industry heavyweights—from Coinbase and Kraken to BlackRock and Fidelity—have applauded the measure, citing reduced legal risk and boosted investor confidence. Meanwhile, under the new law’s stablecoin provisions, firms like Amazon and Walmart may mint their own tokens, but Visa’s head of crypto, Cuy Sheffield, says the payments giant fares to benefit, especially in emerging markets.

DOD Takes 15% Stake in MP Materials to Shore Up U.S. Rare Earth Supply

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an unprecedented move, the Department of Defense has agreed to acquire a 15% equity stake in U.S. rare earths producer MP Materials under a 10-year package that includes convertible preferred equity, warrants, loans and a $110 per kilogram price floor for neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) products.
This strategic alignment will fund MP Materials’ second U.S. magnet plant and expand heavy rare earth separation at its Mountain Pass, California, mine—critical steps to secure a domestic magnet supply chain for missile guidance, radars and aircraft.
With China producing about 90% of the world’s rare earth magnets and backing its industry with hefty subsidies, the DOD’s deal mirrors tools Beijing has long used to safeguard its mine-to-market model.

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Entergy Proposes 754 MW Jefferson County Gas Plant

Entergy has notified community and government leaders of plans to build a 754 MW natural gas–fired power plant, Jefferson Power Station, adjacent to its aging White Bluff coal station in Jefferson County. The proposed facility—which would generate roughly half the carbon dioxide of its predecessor—is scheduled for 2026–2029 construction pending state and federal approvals.

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Pentagon Acquires 15% Stake in MP Materials to Break China’s Rare Earth Monopoly