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Ether to hit $40,000 by 2030 beating bitcoin, Standard Chartered says
The bank sees ether benefiting from sector-specific tailwinds even as broader crypto momentum remains uneven.

JPMorgan downplays stablecoin threat as local bankers warn of $6.6 trillion risk
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.

Ethereum’s future hinges on zero-knowledge proofs, EF director says
In a recent interview with CoinDesk, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang described zero-knowledge as part of Ethereum’s midterm roadmap, pointing to “many amazing breakthroughs” in the past one to two years.

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.
