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Bank lobby targets stablecoin yield and open banking in policy push
22.1.2026
The American Bankers Association’s latest priorities aim to limit how digital dollars earn returns and how financial data is shared as lawmakers debate U.S. crypto market structure legislation
Crypto bill likely delayed for weeks by Banking Committee after Coinbase pulled its support
22.1.2026
The momentum for new crypto rules in Washington has slowed to a crawl and and it is not expected to resume for at least several weeks
Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds
21.1.2026
Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build a “sanctions-proof” alternative to dollar banking
Trump’s AI and crypto czar says crypto and traditional banks will become ‘one industry’
21.1.2026
Sacks believes the divide between banking and crypto industries will disappear, with banks potentially seeing stablecoin issuance as a way to enter the market
Revolut Applies for Banking License in Peruvian Expansion Push
20.1.2026
The company announced that this movie is part of its strategy to bring a local payment and banking alternative to Peru. Peru has a large level of smartphone penetration, but many Peruvians still lack access to financial services. Revolut Announces Expansion Push Into Peru, Applies for Local Banking...
Revolut targets remittances with new banking license in Peru: Report
19.1.2026
The London-based financial technology company is pushing deeper into Latin America as regional competition among digital banks heats up
Here's why Coinbase and other companies soured on major crypto bill
18.1.2026
Provisions addressing decentralized finance, SEC jurisdiction and authorities and — of course — stablecoin yield all alarmed industry participants
Daily Crypto Banking Is Coming: Old Glory Targets Full Integration Inside a Chartered US Bank
18.1.2026
A pro-America digital bank is racing toward Nasdaq with an ambitious plan to fuse traditional banking and crypto, promising faster blockchain access, new lending options, and a stablecoin-powered payments future through a high-profile SPAC merger. The Banking Disruption Wall Street Feared:...
Belarus creates legal framework for ‘cryptobanks’ in new presidential decree
16.1.2026
The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight
Senate Democrats pursuing a Friday call with crypto industry on market structure bill
15.1.2026
A call is being planned to discuss the state of the legislation that's now been postponed in the Senate Banking Committee, sources say
Crypto Market Structure Bill Stalls as Senate Banking Postpones Markup
15.1.2026
Key U.S. crypto legislation faces new uncertainty as Senate negotiators delay action, signaling intensifying political and industry clashes over how digital asset markets should be regulated and who should control the future of tokenization and DeFi. Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Market...
US Senate Banking cancels Thursday crypto bill markup amid negotiations
15.1.2026
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott says further negotiations to garner bipartisan support for a key crypto-regulating bill are needed before it can advance
Senate Banking Committee cancels crypto market structure markup
15.1.2026
The committee's Republican chairman, Tim Scott, had pushed for a quick process before it collapsed under the weigh of unfinished business
Senator Lummis says crypto market structure bill hearing may get postponed
15.1.2026
The Senate Banking Committee may delay its hearing on the crypto market structure bill, originally scheduled for Thursday, Senator Cynthia Lummis told Bloomberg
Senate banking chairman Scott says Trump-tied ethics debate doesn't belong in his crypto bill
14.1.2026
Senator Tim Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CoinDesk that he's hopeful of advancing the crypto market structure bill but won't guarantee success
Big banks want to freeze innovation. History says that’s a mistake
14.1.2026
The fight over stablecoin yield is less about protecting consumers and more about protecting banking incumbents, argues Bill Hughes, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters for Consensys
Blockchain lender Figure named 2026 'top pick' by Wall Street analyst
14.1.2026
The Wall Street broker said that the regulatory momentum and a volatile banking backdrop are amplifying demand for Figure’s blockchain-based credit platform
Visa teams up with BVNK to launch stablecoin payouts
14.1.2026
The new feature lets companies send money to digital wallets instantly, even outside banking hours
Yield-bearing stablecoins risk 'dangerous' parallel banking system: JPMorgan CFO
13.1.2026
Jeremy Barnum told JPMorgan shareholders that yield-bearing stablecoins risk creating a parallel banking system without the safeguards of traditional regulation
Stablecoin yield debate looks like 'parallel banking system,' JPMorgan CFO says
13.1.2026
JPMorgan's Jeremy Barnum said the bank would compete with crypto offerings but warned that stablecoin yield products look like banks without the same regulation