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Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'
CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network, its tokenized stocks program, and its staking offerings.
The Senate moves toward a market structure vote: State of Crypto
Lawmakers will (finally) vote on a market structure bill next week.
Senate Republicans race toward crypto vote on bill with uncertain Democratic buy-in
The Banking Committee chief confirmed Friday evening that he's pressing forward, though the Agriculture Committee says it still hopes for a bipartisan version.
Crypto crowd could still walk away from U.S. market structure bill if DeFi needs unmet
There are red-line demands from decentralized finance — and backed by the rest of crypto — that remain unknowns as senators finish the draft they'll vote on.
Trump says he won't rescue Sam Bankman-Fried with pardon
The president told the New York Times he won't pardon ex-FTX CEO SBF, nor will he be granting help to Sean Combs or Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.
Bitnomial wins U.S. regulator's nod on prediction markets push, joins growing crowd
U.S. derivatives platform and clearinghouse is focusing on prediction contracts targeted at digital assets movements and economic indicators.
Bank of America upgrades Coinbase to 'buy' as exchange moves beyond crypto
Bank of America said it recommended investors buy Coinbase's stock, pointing to its new products including weekday equities trading and prediction markets.
JPMorgan expands blockchain goals, plans to build ‘interoperable digital money’
As Siemens uses JPMorgan's blockchain for FX transfers, the bank plans to scale JPM Coin across privacy-focused and public networks
Polygon Labs unveils ‘Open Money Stack’ to power borderless stablecoin payments
The system will bring together various elements of the payment stack, including liquidity, orchestration, and regulatory controls.
Stand With Crypto advocacy group sees nearly 700,000 new members ahead of 2026 election
The organization established by Coinbase to mobilize crypto enthusiasts has built up a 2.6-million-member base across 50 state chapters as U.S. elections loom.
