Stablecoin legislation


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Most Influential: Bo Hines

President Donald Trump tapped a former college football player to run offense on his digital assets agenda.

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Opinion

Will Interest Payments Make Stablecoins More Interesting?

The restriction on paying interest to stablecoin users looks easy to circumvent, argues EY’s Paul Brody. So why not just let stablecoin providers pay interest the same as any bank would?

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Policy

Photos: Trump Signs the GENIUS Act Into Law

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the first-ever major piece of crypto legislation into law.

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Policy

GENIUS Act for Stablecoins Passes House on Way to Being First Major U.S. Crypto Law

On the heels of its vote to pass its Clarity Act to oversee crypto markets, the House of Representatives followed up with a 308-122 approval of GENIUS.

White House official Davis Sacks and top Republicans (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

As House Panel Kicks Tires on Stablecoin Bill, Old-School Finance Giants Reveal Shift

In a U.S. congressional hearing on the new House stablecoin bill, witnesses including BNY and a Wall Street super-lawyer further show a tradfi arrival.

French HIll, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Stablecoins Take Center Stage at Senate's First Digital Assets Subcommittee Hearing

Legislators convened a panel to discuss what stablecoin and market structure bills need to address.

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Policy

Cynthia Lummis: Laser-Eyed Lawmaker

The Wyoming senator has been a major crypto supporter since joining Congress in 2021. Now she’s the leading advocate for creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

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Policy

Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

Waters has previously called a version of the stablecoin bill “deeply problematic and bad for America."

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Sen. Lummis: It'll Pay to 'Choose Circle Over Tether' Under U.S. Stablecoin Proposal

The co-author of the U.S. Senate's latest push for stablecoin regulations suggests Circle would have an edge over foreign competitors for customers seeking safety.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senators Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation With New Bill

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled a new bill Wednesday, hoping to move the needle on stablecoin legislation.

U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis are hopeful about aspects of their sweeping crypto bill. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

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