Ether and other crypto related stocks climbed to end the week as the GENIUS Act heads to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law. Bitcoin and its proxies took a breather. The price of ether was last higher by 3.

The House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures cleared Congress and is on its way to enactment.

It was a remarkable win for the crypto industry — and for President Trump, who campaigned on making the country "the crypto capital of the planet."