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House Passes Crypto Bills, With Stablecoin Legislation Slated for Trump’s Signature Tomorrow

After a madcap week of starts and stops, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday afternoon to pass the GENIUS Act, a landmark…

9 months ago

Wyoming Tests Instant Payments with State-Issued Stablecoin on Avalanche-Based Hashfire

Wyoming state teamed up with blockhain startup Hashfire to test how its upcoming U.S. dollar stablecoin, the Wyoming Stable Token…

9 months ago

Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC Outline Expectations For Bank Digital Asset Custody

Yesterday the US Federal banking regulators published a statement outlining their expectations for crypto-asset safekeeping by banks. They were keen to…

9 months ago

What To Expect from the US House’s ‘Crypto Week’

Cryptocurrencies—and, particularly, stablecoins—are expected to take center stage in Washington, D.C., next week during the House of Representatives' self-proclaimed “Crypto Week.”U.S.…

9 months ago

US Democrats Launch ‘Anti-Crypto Corruption Week’

The political debate over crypto is heating up in Washington, DC. The U.S. House Democrats have launched an “Anti-Crypto Corruption…

10 months ago

IRS Formally Removes Anti-DeFi Broker Rule From Tax Code

The IRS announced Thursday it formally removed a controversial rule from the federal tax code that would have obligated decentralized…

10 months ago

Treasury Department Drops Case Over Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash

The U.S. Treasury Department and Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group Coin Center have agreed to end an appeal centered on the Ethereum…

10 months ago

SEC Approves Grayscale Index ETF Conversion, Clears Solana, XRP, Cardano For Spot Trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the proposal to convert the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund into an exchange-traded…

10 months ago

Ripple Seeks US National Bank Charter Just Days After Circle

Crypto payments firm Ripple confirmed Wednesday that it has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the…

10 months ago

Scammer Posed as Trump-Vance Official to Steal $250K in Crypto, DOJ Says

A scammer located in Nigeria allegedly impersonated a top Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee official and conned a donor out of $250,000…

10 months ago