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Crypto is at bottom of U.S. voters' priorities heading into elections, CoinDesk survey shows
Americans had a generally unfavorable view of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered voters found.

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows
New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing
Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and even equities onchain.

Brazil's central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments
The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors can still buy and hold assets.

Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup
The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a "buy and hold" to a "buy and use" model; however, CCI raised concerns over its broad prohibition.

Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield
The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but "bona fide" transactions are allowed.

Bitcoin takes another aim at $80,000 as stocks rise, oil drops on Iran optimism
The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours.

Bithumb scores a legal win in South Korea as six-month suspension is lifted by local judge
South Korea's financial watchdog imposed a $24.6 million fine on Bithumb and partial suspension that came into effect last month.

U.S. senators won't be weighing in on prediction markets bets after banning themselves
The Senate agreed unanimously to revise its rules to ban members and their staffs from wagers on prediction markets platforms.

Senator Warren questions Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tether loan to family
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino asking about a loan Tether reportedly made to Lutnick's family.
