$USDC Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s April 16, 2025, remarks, the latest available, signal steady interest rates at 4.25%–4.5% amid 2.6% inflation and tariff uncertainties, with no immediate rate cuts, while endorsing stablecoin regulation and looser bank crypto rules, boosting crypto stocks like Coinbase (COIN), up 12% on June 18, 2025, and Circle (CRCL), up 20%, driven by the GENIUS Act and USDC growth, while Bitcoin’s $100,000+ stability lifts MARA and MSTR, though persistent inflation could cap gains for volatile crypto stocks.