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As America nears 250, financial freedom shouldn’t be up for debate
13.1.2026
The banking lobby’s efforts to revisit or reinterpret Congress’ decisions regarding stablecoin rewards are driven by attempts to re-litigate settled law and blunt competition after the fact, argues Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger
Banks’ stablecoin concerns are ‘unsubstantiated myths‘: Professor
13.1.2026
A Columbia Business School professor debunked five banking industry misunderstandings about stablecoin yields as the market structure bill heads for markups this month
Sneak preview of Senate's unfinished crypto market structure bill shows DeFi protected
13.1.2026
A partial draft of the Senate's legislation shows the bill remains blank on stablecoin rewards and has some protections for decentralized finance, but they're weaker than before
JPMorgan downplays stablecoin threat as local bankers warn of $6.6 trillion risk
11.1.2026
The ABA sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, saying stablecoins that offer yields will affect its banking members ability to grant loans, but JPMorgan disagrees
US Crypto Framework Advances as Senate Banking Schedules Market Structure Markup
11.1.2026
U.S. lawmakers are moving closer to rewriting the rules for digital assets as a key Senate panel advances sweeping market structure legislation aimed at regulatory clarity, investor protection, and keeping crypto innovation and jobs anchored in America. Senate Banking Committee Sets Crypto Market...
Senate Republicans race toward crypto vote on bill with uncertain Democratic buy-in
9.1.2026
While Senator Cynthia Lummis hints about a circulating Banking Committee draft, the Agriculture Committee says it's still hoping for a bipartisan version
Trump’s World Liberty Financial applies for banking charter to expand USD1
8.1.2026
The Trumpfamily’s World Liberty Financial filed for a banking charter to gain greater control over its USD1 stablecoin and expand its adoption among institutions
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Seeks Banking License
8.1.2026
Key Highlights The Trump family-backed cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has applied for a U.S. national trust…
This is what's (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony
7.1.2026
Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats
Senate Agriculture Committee to follow Banking panel in crypto vote next week: report
7.1.2026
The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation
Lloyds Bank completes UK’s first gilt purchase using tokenized deposits
7.1.2026
Lloyds enlisted the help of Archax and Canton Network to carry out the transaction
U.S. Senate back to crypto talks as industry's make-or-break bill faces time crunch
6.1.2026
Senators met to restart the high-stakes negotiation over the crypto market structure bill, and one of them reportedly said a markup is planned next week
US lawmakers expected to address market structure markup in January
31.12.2025
With Congress in recess until the new year, sources familiar with the progress of a digital asset market structure bill are expecting consideration in early 2026
Report: Erebor Secures $350M as Investors Bet on Regulated Crypto Banking
23.12.2025
Digital bank Erebor Bank has quietly raised $350 million at a multibillion-dollar valuation, signaling renewed investor appetite for regulated institutions willing to bank crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), and defense-sector firms, according to reporting from Axios citing “multiple sources.”...
Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year
19.12.2025
The most tireless advocate of digital assets issues in the U.S. Senate said she's grown too tired to keep at it, leaving her Republican seat in play next year
Fold Expands to All 50 US States After Bitgo Receives OCC Banking Charter
18.12.2025
Fold has secured nationwide consumer bitcoin access in the United States through a single federally supervised trust framework, following a partnership tied to Bitgo Bank & Trust’s newly granted Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charter. Bitcoin Platform Fold Achieves Nationwide...
What if crypto's U.S. market structure effort just never gets there?
18.12.2025
Guessing the direction of Congress is akin to long-range weather prediction, with so many variables in play, and the industry's fate depends on a break in the storm
U.S. FDIC proposes first U.S. stablecoin rule to emerge from GENIUS Act
16.12.2025
The banking regulator began its formal rulemaking process to set up the procedures by which depository institutions can start stablecoin subsidiaries
Crypto bank Custodia files petition for a rehearing by all appellate judges
16.12.2025
The Wyoming-based cryptocurrency bank argued that the three-judge panel undermined state banking authorities, raising “serious constitutional questions”
Bank of America says U.S. banks are heading for multi-year onchain future
15.12.2025
The Wall Street firm said faster U.S. stablecoin and charter rules are pulling crypto into the regulated banking system and pushing banks toward an on-chain future