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Trump-linked World Liberty Financial-connected firm applies for federal bank charter
World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.

This is what's (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony
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
The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.

DeFi, ethics disputes remain in Senate crypto bill ahead of Jan. 15 vote
The Senate is approaching a potential markup that may advance crypto legislation to a vote, and industry insiders are amassing for a lobbying push this week.

Crypto bill markup expected next week as pressure mounts before shutdown deadline
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.

A few Republicans have crypto's destiny in their hands at the SEC, CFTC
After holiday leadership shifts, the two U.S. markets regulators — the SEC and CFTC — are now run only by pro-crypto Republicans, with Congress still debating.

As Democrats gain in odds to take U.S. House, Waters bashes SEC chair on crypto
Maxine Waters, the top Democrat who may lead the House Financial Services Committee again if Democrats prevail, has a crypto bone to pick with SEC's Atkins.

State of Crypto: Trying to figure out the market structure bill's prognosis
Will we get this bill after all?

Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year
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.

SBF's cohorts at FTX take last SEC hit, Ellison banned from company roles for decade
Three of Sam Bankman-Fried's top lieutenants atop the former FTX empire — Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh — agreed to consent judgments.

